Funeral Services

We all know that death is unavoidable. One who takes birth must die. It is the one event that every one of us will have to face. Yet, when a death occurs in our family, we find ourselves shattered, stressed, overwhelmed by grief and a sense of irreplaceable personal loss. At this time of utter grief, the family is also required to make many decisions and choices with respect to the funeral and cremation arrangements, the performance of religious rites, and meeting statutory requirements within the prescribed time frame. Thus, many of us in the Hindu community feel overwhelmed and confused and experience much uncertainty because the religio-cultural network support available to us in India is not available in this adopted land. Consequently, some Hindu families in Calgary have undergone a great amount of stress and strain as a result of a death in their family.

Funeral Committee – Our Objective

Assist families with Funeral services keeping in mind:

• Funeral is a very private matter
• Funeral committee volunteer is only engaged if requested
• Families can contact the vendor directly – just mention that you would like to use the “Hindu Community.” arrangements and pricing

How we can help

• Take the initial call from the deceased’s family, gather information and make the call to the Funeral home (for meeting, transfer of body etc.)
• Meet with family (if required) to go through the Funeral procedure and norms (Virtually or in person)
• Discuss options for private vs. public service.
• Discuss options for where to have the service.
• Arrange for a priest
• Provide a list of Samagri required for the ceremony
• Assist with announcements through community email

Funeral Committee – Volunteers

• Jit Davda – 403 402 9110 or
• Rupesh Patel – 403.767.5214 or
• Dilip Patel – 403.618.9772 or
• Manoj Raythatha – 403 651 8122 or
• Chandrakant Lad – 587 899 2725 or
• Manu Makwana – 403-462-7070 or
• Bhaskar Thankey – 403 242 9787 or

Vinay Dattani – Advisor and Information Source

Please click on the presentation for more information about cost, priest, and available resources.