Remembrance

This evening the traditional Hindu baithak (wake) was held at Satish's house. The baithak gives family and friends the opportunity to pay their last respects and remember those they have lost. During the baithak, that usually lasts an hour, the pandit (Hindu priest) recites verses from the holy books to ensure that the soul has safe passage into the afterlife and receives blessings. Tomorrow the baithak will be held again with further verses recited.