A Hindu priest (l) conducting rites for deceased relatives of Hindu men, the latter with ritually shaved heads; at holy Banganga Tank, Mumbai, Ind
The ritual is called pind-dan / pind-daan (lit. donating a lump of rice), and in it balls of boiled rice, flowers, fruit, coconuts and water are offered to the ancestors.
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