How do you offer food to crow?

Offer their favorite treats As omnivores, they will eat almost anything, but make sure you are offering them healthy options. Crows’ favorite foods are small pellet dog or cat food, eggs, unsalted peanuts, other nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables, and even chicken and other meats.

Can granddaughter do Shradh?

Son, daughter, grandson, great-grandson, wife, daughter’s son, real brother, nephew, cousin’s son, father, mother, daughter-in-law, son of sisters, maternal uncle, anyone in the seven generations from the same lineage, anyone after the seven generations and belonging to the same family domain (samanodak), disciple.

Why do Crows eat dead rice balls?

On the logical side, crows eat anything they get, which includes dead rat, food leftovers, rotten food, etc. So, if you keep fresh rice balls, they would eat that too. According to the ritual, the rice balls indicate the last food that will be offered to the deceased person if he died of insatiable hunger(i.e.want).

Why do we offer rice balls to a dead person?

According to the ritual, the rice balls indicate the last food that will be offered to the deceased person if he died of insatiable hunger (i.e.want). This ensures that his soul is fulfilled and goes to hell or heaven in peace.

How many rice balls are offered to crows during puja?

Pinda daan is the prayer done for the deceased and three rice balls are offered as food to the deceased souls. After the Puja procedure, these three rice balls are offered to crows as food.

Do Crows eat the rice balls offered during pinda daan?

If there are other animals (scavengers) they too would eat the rice balls offered during Pinda daan. Sadly, this ritual is mostly done near a flowing river or a water body where the Pinda is offered over a floating leaf. Hence, crow being a scavenger, eats the pinda daan.