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[quote=Anonymous]Immersion of ashes is a simple process. You will realize that the amount of human ash is very little  once a body is cremated. There may be some fragments of bones and teeth too.

Any flowing river or sea will work. Do not leave in any manmade lake, pond, reservoir or dam.   It needs to end up in the sea.

You need to add some puffed rice in the ashes too.  You bid farewell to the person and pray that the lord of death (justice) - yamraj or dharamraj will take them to the next dimension. You ask the body of water to accept the remains. You pray to your ancestors to guide the deceased. Then you spread the ashes little by little along with some ganga-jal. Then you immerse the container that contained the ashes and give a good final rinse.  spread some marigold petals or rose petals too.

One reason to do the immersion is to get rid of the remains in a hygienic manner.  No pathogens survives the cremation.  And since there is no ashes saved in an urn or a burial place, the person's remains ceased to be.

The puffed rice attracts fish and insects that feed on it and the ashes get further dispersed.  The water dissolves the ashes and disperses it far and wide.  The soul that is believed to remain attached to the body even after death, is then forced to transition from this world since the remains are  no longer intact.  Also, no evil  can use the remains for their own nefarious reasons  and trap the soul - because it is completely dispersed in many small pieces after being completely turned to ashes or small fragments.

Don't include any other stuff (cloth, plastic etc) except the ashes.  The container is usually a terracotta pot (matka) and you break it and let it sink in the water. It provides shelter to small marine organisms.

Potomac or Chesapeake?

No, we did not take permission. We just took a boat  out to sea and did the needful.  [/quote]

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