My mother-in-law insists on doing elaborate pitru paksha rituals every year but my own parents are dead too and she never acknowledges them and I feel like my family is being erased.
More people experience this than they realize.
Marriage joins families but grief remains personal, creating tension when shared time honors only one lineage of love and loss.
“Where Are You with Hindu grief practices — antyesti and shraddha?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.