Shradh potyeng piba - Monetary help by mourners to bereaved family, Manipur

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Mourners offer cash to the bereaved family as a token of love at Shradh/death ceremony in Manipur. As a mandatory rite that is believed to bring salvation to departed souls, Shradh is a must to do obligation of all Hindus or followers of Hindu religion. Further, it is also believed that no work can be successfully performed without blessings of ancestors and the doing of Shradh invokes blessings of the dead ancestors and deceased parents by helping them come to peace. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of 50, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR,