If you don’t have the energy or time to make for the funeral arrangements of a dead relative, just call one of the Hindu Funeral Operators in Varanasi . Every rites and rituals associated with Hindu funerals including transporting the corpse to a Ghat on the banks of Ganga and performing the Shraddh ceremony a few days later. It’s not free. Operators don’t work for free. The price currently ranges from Rupees 5,000 to 100,000. Yes, the funeral operators have budget class, economic class and premium class. As the price goes up the quality of the materials used in cremation also goes up. Once the price is paid, the relatives only need to arrive at the appointed time. (Even if this is not possible may be the tour operators will capture the funeral ceremony in video and courier it to the relative in DVD format) Hindustan Times reports about this new funeral business which is thriving “The idea is to provide a single-window solution,” says Pandit Jagdish Tripathi, a pa

When Swami Vivekananda first visited Ramakrishna Paramahamsa he asked: ‘I have read the Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures several times, I lecture and give discourses on the Gita and Ramayana. Do I still need the help of a saint; do I still need a guru?’ Sri Ramakrishna didn't reply to Vivekananda's question. After a few days Ramakrishna called upon Vivekananda and handed him a parcel to be delivered at a village a few hours away by the sea route. Early morning the boat and sailor would be ready and all he needed to do was to go to the village and deliver the parcel to the designated person. Vivekananda agreed and decided to start early. He found the boat and the sailor ready to put out to sea. Suddenly, upon sitting in the boat, Vivekananda realized that he didn't know the road to the village. He inquired of the sailor who had no clue, either. Vivekananda decided to go back to his guru to ask him the shortest way to the village. Upon this Ramakrishna said, ‘Narendr