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Funeral rites on riverbank described in detail
The passage details a funeral rite with a six post pile, layers of oiled wood and straw, two bamboo poles, a white cloth sprinkled with dam mar and rice parcels. The son offers rice, ghee, and sweetmeats to the father, touches lips with an unlit brand, and the Bramin leads cleansing rites in the river. The widow performs lakshanas with prayers, wreathes Bee flowers, adorns with combs and Sundoor, then meets her son and bids farewell amid strong emotion.
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