Mourning rituals in Hinduism

In the various Religions, according to their point of view about eschatology and fate of the dead persons spirit, various rituals related to the death are performed one of which is mourning. This rite has a worldly function (giving peace to the family and the kinship) and also an eschatological function. These matters are perfectly right about Hinduism. Therefore, this essay seeks to show the importance of the death and the fate of the spirit of the dead person by performing these rituals. Thus, the topics which are studied in this research are: The rituals which are performed after cremation; return to home; the second phase of cremation i.e. gathering the remains of the cremated corpse and re cremating them; performing the ceremony of giving peace to the dead person's spirit (Sherada); the period of mourning. In the conclusion, it can be said that the vast and accurate performing of the rituals of the death, besides giving peace to the dead person kinsfolk, shows the place of the concept of the death and the other world and also the fate of the dead person's spirit. This research has been down according to descriptive-analytical method.