When the members of the Mewar Raj family passed away in Mewar, Rajasthan, their last rites are performed in Mahasatia, which is located in the Iad area of Udaipur district. There are many umbrellas with marble and stone in Mahasatia, which are known as a memorial. In the places where the funeral takes place in Mahasatia, umbrellas are made in the memory of ancestors. Earlier chhatris show complex carving and architecture and heritage of Mewar.
When the body is kept for the last darshan at the Palace of Udaipur, a team of courtiers reaches Mahasatia in Gangu Kund, where the place is selected for the funeral of the late member and the place is also seen to take off the palanquin. After that the place is taken with cow urine, cow dung and red soil and cleanliness is done by cleaning the land.
The special thing is that the descendants of Kamarsi Nagda have been appointed for this work, who play this tradition. When the Dole Yatra reaches Mahasatia, the closest member of the family, in which the brother or son who offers the fire and the place where the funeral is performed, the umbrella is made as a memorial.
Mahasatia Mewar is a sacred place of the Raj family, where the funeral traditions are played after the death. It is called Mahasatia i.e. great crematorium. Please tell that Arvind Singh Mewar (81), a member of the royal family of Udaipur, died on the previous day. He was ill for a long time and was being treated at Shambhu Niwas of City Palace. Arvind Singh Mewar was a descendant of Maharana Pratap. His father was Bhagwat Singh Mewar and mother Sushila Kumari Mewar.