What is done on the 13th day after the body is cremated?
Sraddha (Pitr-Paksha) Shraddha & Tarpan / Pitr-Paksha Most of the communities have some sort of ritual being performed after a fixed number of days of death. It is called by several names like “Sraddha”, Balikanna, and Pindam etc. The objective and rationale behind this is simple. It is normally observed that every night the brain does a de-fragging process where unwanted memories are sent to the vault and the needed ones re- kindled. The death of a dear one brings sorrow and agony to others and every night these dear thoughts are de fragged and the agony minimized. By the 15 day, it reaches a tolerable memory level and by about 45 days it becomes an acceptable reality. In one of these days you do the rituals of satisfying the deceased soul and gives an auto suggestion that the deceased is satisfied and has received its righteous position in heaven!! It brings back the normal sell of the persons living.
