Pandit for last rites call us any time Northindianpanditinbangalore.in Like most of the orthodox beliefs of Hinduism,  performing the last rites of parents is the responsibility of a son. In fact, when there's no son to light the funeral pyre, the son of a relative is supposed to perform the ritual, the daughter in no case is allowed to do this On the death of a person (sometimes at the approach of death) Pandit or Pantulu is summoned, mantras from the sacred texts are recited, and ceremonial gifts are prepared. The dead body is moved as soon as possible to the cremation grounds.