27. End of mourning

When the mourning is complete on the Gauri-Ganesh day all the relatives

take their food at the chief mourner's house, and afterwards the

_panchayat_ invest him with a new turban provided by a relative. On

the next bazar day the members of the _panchayat_ take him to the

bazar and tell him to take up his regular occupation and earn his

livelihood. Thereafter all his relatives and friends invite him to

take food at their houses, probably to mark his accession to the

position of head of the family.

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