While Doing Final Preparations for a Hindu Woman to Be

question 14

Multiple Choice

While doing final preparations for a Hindu woman to be picked up by the funeral home,the health-care worker observes a thread tied around the corpse's wrist and a basil leaf in her mouth.These items:

• A) are to be removed only by the next of kin.
• B) may be removed by the sadhu, the Hindu holy man.
• C) should be left in place.
• D) should be collected and given to the eldest son.

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