Terahvin (
Hindi: तेरहवीं,
Punjabi
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* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
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: ਤੇਹਰਵੀਂ) refers to the ceremony conducted to mark the final day of mourning after a death by
North Indian
Hindus, and sometimes
Sikhs
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The term ''terahvin'' means ''thirteenth'', and the ceremony is held on the thirteenth day after the death being mourned.
Alms are given to the poor and to priests who help conduct the ceremonies, which can include
Puja and
havan for Hindus and a concluding recitation of the
Guru Granth Sahib for Sikhs.
A community function and feast is often organized for the
mohalla or village to commemorate the dead person, especially if the deceased was socially prominent.
Terahvin is North Indian term for
vedic ritual,
Pind Sammelan (also called Spindi).
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