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Plate RIT · DDHAShraddhaShraddha

urn:vamshanidhi:ritual:shraddha

Ritual tradition

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Shraddha

Shraddha

household · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Annual ancestral rites on the lunar death anniversary — tarpana, pinda dana, and feeding of Brahmins representing the departed ancestors.

iiNames in other languages

  • श्राद्ध

    hin · Deva

    मृत पूर्वजों के लिए ब्राह्मण भोज और पिंड दान की वार्षिक विधि। पितृपक्ष में अनिवार्य कर्म।

  • சிரார்த்தம்

    tam · Taml

  • ശ്രാദ്ധം

    mal · Mlym

  • శ్రాద్ధం

    tel · Telu

  • ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧ

    kan · Knda

iiiRegional variants

1 attested
  • south-indian

vProvenance

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  1. Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
  2. Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, mal/Mlym, tel/Telu, kan/Kndascholarly interpretation

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