Hindu Funerals Melbourne – Traditional Indian Funeral Service
At Brember Family Funerals, we offer traditional Hindu funerals for families in Melbourne. We honour your cultural beliefs and help you say goodbye to your loved one. Understanding Hindu funeral traditions, cremations typically occur within a few days. So, please call us straight away so we can help prepare all the necessary arrangements for the Hindu funeral ceremony.
Our Hindu Funerals in Melbourne
When we coordinate a Hindu religion funeral, we ensure that we offer:
- Caring, dignified and affordable cremation options, including witness cremation if preferred
- We offer families the opportunity to come to our premises to gently wash and dress their loved one as part of the final sacred rituals.
- Assistance with all the documentation you need
- Transporting your loved one into our care and to their funeral service
- A suitable, matte-finish coffin adorned with a small sheath of flowers
At the crematorium, we ensure the Indian funeral traditions and rituals are followed, such as carrying the coffin in feet first and allowing you to recite your prayers.
Brember Family Funerals leads as Melbourne’s premier Hindu Funeral Service provider
Understanding Hindu Funeral Rites and Traditions
When we coordinate a Hindu religion funeral, we ensure that we offer:
- Caring, dignified and affordable cremation options, including witness cremation if preferred
- Assistance with all the documentation you need
- Transporting your loved one into our care and to their funeral service
- A suitable, matte-finish coffin adorned with a small sheath of flowers
At the crematorium, we ensure the Hindu funeral traditions and rituals are followed, such as carrying the coffin in feet first and allowing you to recite your prayers.
Planning a Hindu Funeral – The process and steps
If you’re looking at planning a Hindu funeral service in Melbourne, firstly, please accept our deepest condolences for your loss.
When your loved one passes and the relevant authorities have been notified of the death, please call our experienced team who will guide you on the steps of planning a Hindu funeral service.
Our caring and understanding team will organise:
- Transporting your loved one into our care
- Meeting with you and your family to plan a Hindu funeral ceremony
- Listen to any special requests you may have
- Organise the service and the cremation.
- Obtain a copy of the death certificate
- Grief support if you or your family need someone to talk with
Having planned many Hindu funerals for Melbourne families, we understand the importance of Hindu Funeral rites and traditions when bidding farewell to your loved one.
Please contact us for immediate advice, care and understanding.
Hindu Pre-Funeral Arrangement
At Brember, we provide important services to the family prior to the funeral taking place. These include consulting with the family, arranging priests, and procuring necessary items for the rituals as well as scheduling the ceremony.
Hindu Funeral Ceremony and Rituals
You can rely on our team to arrange all aspects of the cremation, including conducting final rites and facilitating Indian funeral traditions. We are mindful of the funeral customs observed by the Hindu community, as well as the need for slight variations of practices across different families and groups. Oftentimes, the body remains briefly at the family home (for one, sometimes two days) before being transported to the crematorium, with no embalming necessary due to the brief timing. Following the cremation, a reception may be held for either family only or family and friends.
Hindu Post-Funeral Support
After the funeral, we will remain on hand to support you with other services you may require. At Brember, we can assist with a memorial service if required, provide support and guidance on mourning practices, and provide any other additional services the loved one requested prior to passing or as required by the family.
Hindu Cremations
We will help you arrange a cremation in line with Hindu traditions, knowing the funeral and cremation are to be carried out usually within a few days of the death. “We’re available 24/7 to bring your loved one into our care, anywhere in metropolitan Melbourne. At our care facility, family members are welcome to take part in washing and dressing. Your loved one is then laid out in a flat-lid coffin with white cotton lining, fully prepared for the funeral.”
After this, The body is carried into the funeral location feet first and a ceremony is held by a Hindu priest or senior family members. After this, the body is transported to the crematorium and cremated. A witness to the cremation is provided. If the intention is to inter at the cemetery, transport of your loved one to the cemetery location is then provided. Please note that there are additional fees for weekend services (such as for witnessing the cremation, for the funeral director/priest and for chapel and cremation use), as well as for extra time at the chapel.
Why Choose Brember Family Funerals for a Hindu Funeral
At Brember Family Funerals, we are here to help you plan a funeral for your loved one. Having worked with many Hindu families, our experienced team respect Hindu funeral rituals and traditions and will work with you to have all your Hindu funeral rites catered for.
With a specialised Hindu funeral package available, you can trust our team to help you plan a funeral that meets your needs, honours the life of your loved one, and respects any last wishes your loved one had.
Affordable Hindu Funerals for all Budgets
Hindu Funeral Package
$5900 inc GST *
Professional Service Fee
*Flat Lid Coffin (Edan) with trim and with silver handles.
- Private Arrangement at your location or email
- Transfer of Loved one (24/7-Metro)Mortuary Care and Preparation
- Cremation & use of chapel
- Witness cremation weekday
- Collection of all necessary funeral documents
- Copy of Death Certificate from Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Transport of Loved one to Cemetery location
- Small tribute – Seasonal flowers (top of coffin)
* Additional fees:
- Extra Time chapel – cost as per cemetery
- Family Wash & Dress (Hallam) $300 (1 hour)
- Weekend Witness Cremation – POA
- Chapel & Cremation weekend fee – POA
- Weekend fee (Funeral Director) $1000 inc GST
Hindu Funeral Locations
The Brember Family Funeral team travel to many areas around Melbourne and beyond, including South-East, North & West Melbourne, Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula.
You can see a list of the Melbourne funeral locations we regularly visit here. If your suburb is not listed, please contact us and speak to our friendly team who will guide you through the process.
Call us Today to Organise a Hindu Funeral in Melbourne
At Brember Family Funerals, we are here to take some of the stress out of planning a funeral with our range of Hindu religion funeral options in Melbourne.
Frequently Asked Questions
With a Hindu funeral ceremony being held within a day of the death, families and the funeral director work quickly to prepare the body, including ritual washing (the holy bath) while reciting mantras, big toes tied together and the hands placed palm to palm in a prayer position. The deceased is then shrouded in a plain white sheet and placed in a simple coffin. Ash or Sandalwood is applied to a male’s forehead, and Turmeric is used for females. When viewing the body, mantras or hymns are recited.
As Hindus believe the soul is reincarnated, most Hindu funerals end with the loved one being cremated. This is traditionally performed within 24 hours of death to allow the soul to escape the body. The Hindu mourning period will continue for 10 to 30 days following the service, with many families holding a ceremony on the 13th day to perform rituals to help release the soul of the deceased for reincarnation.
Hindu funeral services in Melbourne are usually 30 minutes to 1 hour long. The coffin is brought into the funeral location feet first and placed at the front. Guests are then invited to view the body. A Hindu priest or senior family members usually conduct the Hindu funeral ceremony. The deceased is then transferred for cremation.
For many years, Brember Family Funerals have worked with Hindu families to ensure your Hindu funeral rituals are catered for. By understanding what you and your family need, we created a specific Hindu funeral package to help you organise a funeral quickly and easily.