Hindu funeral services in Utah
Cremation, family rites, and the return of ashes — arranged around the priest and the family members who have a part to play.
The day follows your tradition
Hindu last rites, antyesti, are usually cremation, led by a family priest and carried in part by the family itself, often by the eldest son or another relative the family names. Larkin does not take that role. We prepare a private place, we time the cremation, and we return the ashes to you.
Hindu families in Salt Lake County and Utah County, including those connected to temples along the Wasatch Front, can call us any hour. The arrangements start from your priest's instructions.
What the rites usually require of a funeral home
The priest directs. We handle the room, the crematory, and the clock.
Washing and dressing
The body is washed and dressed in simple new clothes before cremation. We provide a private room so the family can do this, or be present for it, without being moved through a public hallway.
Flowers, a lamp, and the family's priest
Marigolds and a lamp are welcome. We will not substitute a standard sympathy spray for what the rite asks. The priest leads. Family members who have a ritual part keep that part.
Cremation the family can approach
Cremation is at our crematory in Salt Lake City, or at another place the family chooses. If the priest and family need to be present for rites at the crematory, we arrange access within what safety allows, and we say clearly what is and is not possible.
Ashes returned to the family
Ashes come back to the family. Some families later travel to immerse them. We hold them safely until you are ready to take them, for as long as you need. We do not scatter them unless you have asked us to.
What we take off the family's list
- A private room for washing, dressing, and the priest's direction before cremation.
- Cremation at Larkin's crematory, timed to the rite rather than to a generic schedule.
- An honest conversation about which parts of the rite can happen at the crematory.
- Ashes held and released only to the family, with no pressure to decide that day.
Where the service can be held
Prayers may be at home, at your temple, or briefly in our chapel. Cremation is a separate, quieter step, and we coordinate the two so the family is not in two places at once.
- Downtown Salt Lake City — 260 E South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. (801) 363-5781.
- Larkin Sunset Lawn — 2350 E 1300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, with our crematory. (801) 582-1582.
- Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy — 1950 E Dimple Dell Rd, Sandy, UT 84092. (801) 571-2771.
- Riverton — 3688 W 12600 S, Riverton, UT 84065. (801) 254-4850.
Questions families ask
Can Larkin perform a Hindu cremation in Utah?
We arrange the cremation and the room around it. The priest and the family lead the rites. Our crematory is at Larkin Sunset Lawn in Salt Lake City.
Can the family be present at the crematory?
Often, yes, for the parts of the rite the priest considers essential. We will tell you exactly what the building allows before the day, so there is no surprise.
Do you return the ashes to the family?
Yes. We return them to the family and can hold them until you are ready, including if you plan to take them elsewhere later.
Do you serve families in Utah County as well as Salt Lake?
Yes. We travel to families and temples along the Wasatch Front, and cremation can still take place at our Salt Lake City crematory.
Other traditions we serve
Tell us what your faith requires.
Call, including in the middle of the night. We will ask what your clergy and your family need, and we will arrange the day around that.