NANDANAVANAM & CREMATION GROUNDS


SRI VASAVI NANDANAVANAM


The ceremonial garden is the place which is being used by the community to do the 15th and 16th day obsequies, to the departed. The ceremonial garden, known as the “thotha” at periamet has been used from the last century by the community for the above purpose. A new building, "Vasavi Nandanavanam" has come up at the above place with contributions from one and all in the year 2012.
Vasavi Nandanavanam is spacious, having a separate sumangali pooja room, potharlu place, locker room for the ashes, an immersion tank, nithyakarma place and a kitchen for the pindam preperations. Facility is made available for performing Amavasya Pithru tharpanam.




CREMATION GROUNDS


The arya vysya cremation grounds is situated at pattalam on demellows road, where the final rites for the departed is performed and then the body is laid to rest and cremation is done as per tradition.
In order to modernize this place, the cremations at pattalam has now been temporarily put on hold, and soon it will be renovated with all the necessary facilities, including a garden.