Do they still exist? Was that restricted to Rajhistan or the custom was followed in other parts of sub-continent?
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Someone told me rudali means rouney wali? People used to call them if there was any death.
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So the tradition is still being followed in Taiwan and other far eat countries. I particularly didn’t observe this being followed in Pakistan.
The question arises, why from centuries people want to have some mourner to mourn over their bodies? Heard that in old times, dacoits used to marry young girls just for the sake of getting a mourner.
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Haven’t you watched Gulzar’s Rudaali… Dil hoom hoom kare ghabrae…
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So the tradition is still being followed in Taiwan and other far eat countries. I particularly didn't observe this being followed in Pakistan.
The question arises, why from centuries people want to have some mourner to mourn over their bodies? Heard that in old times, dacoits used to marry young girls just for the sake of getting a mourner.
I think mourners makes the deceased person little more important.....
just like we count number of people in funeral procession
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No never 
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But what was the point of inviting rudai people? Why they want them To COL?
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I think mourners makes the deceased person little more important.....
just like we count number of people in funeral procession
Does importance matter to deceased one? Its for those who remained behind to show something about the attachment with the deceased one.
Does number of people in funeral procession say something about the personality of the deceased?
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Then watch it. Its a classic. Amjad Khan’s last movie where he played the role of person for whom Rudali was invited.
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But what was the point of inviting rudai people? Why they want them To COL?
Probably they don't have that much affection with the to-be deceased / deceased person to shed tear on their deaths. Its purchasing tears which you can't shed
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Does importance matter to deceased one? Its for those who remained behind to show something about the attachment with the deceased one.
Does number of people in funeral procession say something about the personality of the deceased?
Yes some times importance matters to deceased one thats they built pyramids before their deaths in egypt....
and number of people a lot of time tells about his reputation in society...
sometimes a common god fearing man attract crowd in his funeral procession though its rare but i had witnessed such an incident...
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Yes some times importance matters to deceased one thats they built pyramids before their deaths in egypt....
and number of people a lot of time tells about his reputation in society... sometimes a common god fearing man attract crowd in his funeral procession though its rare but i had witnessed such an incident...
Gen Zia Ul Haq attracted one of the biggest funerals in Pakistan history, but he was the person on whose death many people distributed sweets