Ratan Tata Death News: Tata Group Chairman and veteran industrialist Ratan Tata died late Wednesday (9 October 2024) at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 86 years old. He died at around 11:30 pm at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. He was admitted to the hospital for the last few days. Ratan Tata's body will leave for its journey for the last rites at 3:30 pm.

Sources say that his last rites will be performed in the crematorium of Worli according to Parsi rituals. However, the Dokhmenashini tradition will not be followed. According to sources, his body will be brought to the Parsi crematorium of Worli. Here, first of all, the body will be kept in the prayer hall. About 200 people can be present in the prayer hall. Prayer will be held for about 45 minutes. 'Geh-Saranu' will be recited in the prayer hall according to the Parsi tradition. Then, a piece of cloth will be placed on the face of Ratan Tata's body and the first complete chapter of 'Ahnaveti' will be recited. This is a process of peace prayer. After this process is completed, the body will be placed in the electric cremation and the process of cremation will be completed. 

Let us tell you that Ratan Tata belonged to the Parsi community and the funeral rites in the Parsi community are completely different from other communities. Let us know what is the Dokhmenashini tradition.

The last rites of the Parsis are performed according to the Dokhmenashini tradition

According to the old tradition of the Parsi community, the bodies are cremated at a place called "Dokhma", where the body is left for the vultures, which eat the body. This tradition is a symbol of purity and sanctity according to the Parsi religion. However, with time many people of the Parsi community are now abandoning this tradition.

The tradition is almost 3000 years old

This funeral tradition of the Parsi community is believed to be about 3 thousand years old. Under this, the dead body is placed on the "Dakhma" or "Tower of Silence" after purifying it. Here carnivorous birds, especially eagles, eat it. Let us tell you here that Dakhma or Tower of Silence is called the cemetery of the Parsis. It is a circular hollow building.

The body was kept at NPCA lawn for the last rites

Ratan N Tata's mortal remains will be taken to NCPA Lawns, Nariman Point Mumbai on Thursday (10 October 2024) at 10:30 am, so that the general public can pay tribute to the departed soul. Tata Group issued a press release stating that we would request the general public to enter the NCPA Lawns from Gate 3 and exit from Gate 2. There will be no parking facility in the premises.