In Hindu cremations and in fact, any kind of funeral; the experts say that unless you engage in DIY, you have several options to save a good amount of money. In this post, we’ll review the areas where money can be saved and the first point that needs noting here is that you need to take detailed costing of all the services offered by the service provider.
Below are some points that can be considered if you are really concerned about organizing a frugal funeral or a cremation
Coffins
The best step that you can take in terms of coffin is selecting the most basic version or building one yourself. Alternative idea is to use someone’s who has died recently as there are no legal requirements related to burial of coffin by the Christian funeral company.
Embalming
Another area where money could be saved is embalming that happens to be a hygienic treatment, often given by the service provider. The fact is that it is not necessary according to the rules and by not availing it; you can save the valuable money here.
Vehicles
Often, companies tell that it’s mandatory to hire a vehicle, but the fact is that there is no such rule for this. What you can do is asking the Indian funeral company to give you the alternatives of what can be done. If the director says that you have no other choice, it’s better to search for another Christian funeral company.
Orders of Services – you can save a good amount of money by getting the poems, memorials, etc. printed by yourself, as you must be having a relative who has a computer as well as a printer.
Apart from these major areas, other common areas where you can save a good amount of money in Hindu cremations and funerals are –
- Visiting
- Flowers
- Officiant
- Memorial
- Venue
- Pall Bearers
- Grave digging
- Home burial
- Catering