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Review complete inclusions, exclusions, location constraints, and itemized pricing details for each service below:

✓ Available Service ID: SRV-01

1. Funeral & Cremation Assistance

Respectful on-ground coordination for traditional Hindu cremation at sacred Manikarnika Ghat or Harishchandra Ghat. We help families navigate ghat logistics, wood pyre selection, and electric / CNG crematorium procedures.

✓ What is Included:

  • • Guidance at Manikarnika or Harishchandra Ghat
  • • Coordination for seasoned firewood pyre allocation
  • • Electric / CNG crematorium slot coordination (Harishchandra)
  • • Verification assistance for doctor/hospital death memo
  • • Dedicated local coordinator accompanying the family

✕ What is Not Included:

  • • Municipal death certificate issuance fees ( Nagar Nigam)
  • • Inter-state mortuary transport (unless booked separately)
  • • Unverified cash donations or personal family tipping
Location: Manikarnika Ghat & Harishchandra Ghat, Varanasi
Availability: 24 Hours / 7 Days On-Call (Subject to ghat congestion)
Pricing Policy Price confirmed upon contact [Pricing: Contact for verified itemized pricing]

Pyre wood weight, sandalwood additions, and priest dakshina vary based on family preference. Itemized pricing is shared prior to booking.

✓ Available Service ID: SRV-02

2. Vedic Pandit & Rituals

Coordination with qualified Varanasi Vedic Acharyas and Pandits for traditional Garuda Purana recitations and Antyesti rituals, according to the family's customs and preferences.

✓ What is Included:

  • • Traditional Vedic Priest for Antyesti & Ghat rituals
  • • Guidance for the chief mourner (Karta) through all steps
  • • Mantras from authentic Vedic tradition
  • • Option for regional Vedic traditions (Hindi, Bengali, South Indian)

✕ What is Not Included:

  • • Physical samagri items (unless booked with Samagri Kit)
  • • 10th to 13th-day extended Shradh bhoj expenses
Location: All Varanasi Ghats, Private Residences, or Hospitals
Availability: On-Call with ~2-3 hours advance coordination notice
Pricing Policy Price confirmed upon contact [Pricing: Contact for verified itemized pricing]

Dakshina is fixed transparently according to the scope of rituals and family gotra traditions.

✓ Available Service ID: SRV-03

3. Antyesti Samagri & Puja Kit

Complete kit of genuine, pure ritual materials assembled strictly in accordance with Vedic scriptures to relieve grieving families from running between local markets during times of sorrow.

✓ What is Included:

  • • White cotton shroud (Kafan), Pitambar (if applicable)
  • • Sealed Gangajal jar, fresh Tulsi leaves, pure desi cow ghee
  • • Sandalwood paste/powder, camphor, black sesame (Til), barley (Jau)
  • • Earthen pots (Ghadli), clay diyas, and bamboo bier (Tikthi/Arathi)
  • • Delivered directly to home, hospital, or ghat entrance

✕ What is Not Included:

  • • Heavy pyre timber logs (billed separately under ghat firewood)
  • • Food offerings or Brahmin dakshina
Location: Doorstep delivery across Varanasi urban limits or directly at ghat
Availability: Ready stock available for prompt dispatch
Pricing Policy Price confirmed upon contact [Pricing: Contact for verified itemized pricing]

Fixed itemized pricing based on kit size (Standard Vedic Kit vs Extended Sandalwood Kit).

✓ Available Service ID: SRV-04

4. Sacred Asthi Visarjan Assistance

Assistance with the immersion of mortal remains (asthi) into the holy Ganga river. Our coordinators arrange traditional wooden boats to take the family safely into the sacred mid-stream currents, accompanied by a Vedic priest for Tarpan and prayer.

✓ What is Included:

  • • Safe, licensed wooden boat coordination with life safety jackets
  • • Journey to the holy mid-stream of the Ganges
  • • Vedic priest to guide Asthi Visarjan Sankalp & prayers
  • • Flowers, milk, and earthen Kalash handling guidance
  • • Dedicated escort from ghat steps to boat and back

✕ What is Not Included:

  • • Transport from outside Varanasi to the ghat
  • • Extended private leisure boat sightseeing
Location: Dashashwamedh Ghat, Raj Ghat, or Assi Ghat
Availability: Daytime (Sunrise to Sunset) according to Ganga water safety norms
Pricing Policy Price confirmed upon contact [Pricing: Contact for verified itemized pricing]

Boat coordination fees and priest dakshina depend on the number of accompanying family members.

✓ Available Service (Local Only) ID: SRV-05

5. Local Hearse & Transport Coordination

Coordination with legally permitted local hearse van operators across Varanasi city limits. We coordinate respectful transfer of the deceased from residence, nursing home, or hospital mortuary directly to the cremation ghat.

✓ What is Included:

  • • Coordination with licensed local hearse van driver
  • • Point-to-point transfer within Varanasi urban municipal boundaries
  • • Guidance regarding narrow Varanasi lane vehicle access points
  • • Driver contact and route coordination assistance

✕ What is Not Included:

  • • Long-distance inter-state repatriation (Planned service)
  • • Embalming or air cargo freight clearance
Location: Within Varanasi Municipal Limits (BHU, Cantt, Pandeypur, Ghats)
Availability: Subject to licensed hearse driver availability
Pricing Policy Price confirmed upon contact [Pricing: Contact for verified itemized pricing]

Charges are set based on point-to-point distance and van operator rates without markup.