Asti Visarjan and associated Hindu Genealogy Records

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Location: India

Part of India Project

Meaning of Asthi Visarjan

Some of the typical information about India which are related to Geneology and is different from rest of the world.

In India, after death of the person instead of taking body to graveyard, we take body to special place where we burn his body and after three days we called his ashes & bones we call "Asti" . It is commonly believed that immersion of the ashes in the river Ganga is most sacred. Hence many devote Hindus do the immersion ceremony at places like Haridwar and Varanasi.And also places like Nashik situated on the banks of the Godavari River. There are many other places which are also considered as sacred locations for the Asthi-visarjan ceremony.

On this places there are special priest who maintain family history and record of people. Family information (records) are maintain by Panda when people are going to them for Asti . This panda are great records of Genealogy.

• Hindu genealogy registers at Haridwar

After death of people for Asti Visarjan people are use to go to 1. Haridwar 2. Haridwar 3. Varanasi 4. Nashik etc places and priest of this place still maintaining Genealogy record in very good manner.

"Family Search" site has made tie up with priest of this place and they are now entering all record in their sites.

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/India,_Hindu_Pilgrimage_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)