Topic started by Adrian Naidoo (@ netcache1-ctn.is.co.za) on Thu Apr 4 08:45:02 .
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Being South African Indian, we have a ceromony sixteen days after a persons funeral. Sixteen Lamps ar placed in a ladder shaped construction and 16 chombus, and 16 flowers. Does any one know the significance of this? Nannri Vannakum

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• From: muthu (@ 53.houston-07rh16rt.tx.dial-access.att.net) on: Sun Apr 7 00:59:50
  
  This site does not answer your question. But it discusses funeral rights from a different perspective. Again, it does not deal with your question
  
  http://www.geocities.com/tamiltribune/02/0403.html
  
  
• From: raj (@ proxy.dbn.mweb.co.za) on: Thu Apr 18 11:15:54
  
  every 16 days the same thithi (day after the new moon or full moon) repeats itself, so tamils have karumantaram on this day and theethu-period is said to have passed.
  
  
• From: visu (@ dialpool-210-214-221-207.maa.sify.net) on: Wed May 15 16:39:42
  
  enna karumanthiram enge natakkuthu.
  inniki setha nallaiku palu
  rite?
  
  

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