Indian Manes
ancestor spirit world Hindu single tradition · 1
In Hindu tradition the Indian Manes are invoked in ancestral prayers, asking that a suitable descendant be born to perform rites for the dead. They are appealed to during rituals such as the thirteenth‑day offering of rice boiled in milk, honey, and ghee. The Manes are thus linked to the continuity of lineage and funerary obligations.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in comparative studies of inheritance and ancestor worship.
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““May there be born in our lineage,” so the Indian Manes are supposed to say, “a man to offer to us, on the thirteenth day of the moon, rice boiled in milk, honey and ghee.””
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