Framd photos of departed people

[gsmohan]

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I do have some question to be answered.

1. Some vedic people suggest that the framed photograph of the departed people should not be kept in the house, since the soul will not get detached from the house/world.

2. If there are photos you should not garland, keep flours or water near the pictures

3. The above things should not be done after the 13th day ceremony of the departed

 

[Iyyarooraan]

Whether Shastram anticipated this or has it said something about this is to be known. But this has become a fashion (I do not mean to hurt others' feelings). Nor can you hold a soul from freedom. But in case of item 2, there are some remedial measures suggested by occult people. These are age old practices stuck with the society. You can feel grateful to those who departed, for all the good things. And ignore them for bad things, if any. These days the 'obituary' columns show more, and more living people's name and phone numbers. Of course, it is sort of a duty to inform the public that so and so "passed away". But newspapers also seem to enjoy the treat - more cm/column more money.

 

[sangom]

I do have some question to be answered.

1. Some vedic people suggest that the framed photograph of the departed people should not be kept in the house, since the soul will not get detached from the house/world.

2. If there are photos you should not garland, keep flours or water near the pictures

3. The above things should not be done after the 13th day ceremony of the departed

The old practice among Tabras of Kerala was not to do any of these things. Since Photo was not taken - because it was believed that taking photo will reduce the longevity of the person so photographed - normal tabra households seldom had any photo of any member. Rich people used to get "portraits" drawn by portrait painters but these were usually not displayed but the effort was more to keep such portraits in separate rooms, away from the gaze of all and sundry.

Nowadays the whole approach has changed. While I have no great objection to many of these changes, somehow, I cannot appreciate the practice of equating the photos of departed parents/ancestors and keeping these in puja rooms, marriage mandapams, kolu,etc., garlanded, with sandal and kumkum applied to the foreheads, garlanded with garlands made of Tulsi beads/rudraksham/flowers, and so on.

How can ordinary humans be equated to deities who no one has ever seen?