Shraardham

[Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian]

 S. V. Subrahmanian <svs_shankara at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Is there any value/purpose behind the performance of Shraardham
(ceremonies
> performed for departed ancestors) ?  If we read sacred texts (I have
read

They have to be performed because the dharma shAstras say so. It would
fall under the category of occasional rituals.

Rama

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