We can't find a brāhmaṇa to feed for śrāddha. What can we do instead?

give uncooked food and dakṣiṇā (āmānna / sīdhā) to a priest or temple, or feed the needy in your ancestor's name.

Feeding learned brāhmaṇas is a central part of classical śrāddha, but the texts themselves offer alternatives when this is not possible. The most common is āmānna-śrāddha, popularly called giving sīdhā: a packet of rice or flour, dal, ghee, salt, vegetables and a dakṣiṇā is given to a priest or temple instead of a cooked meal.

Other accepted ways: send the meal or its cost to a temple annadāna, a veda-pāṭhaśālā, an old-age home or an orphanage; feed a sādhu or a poor family; or give grain to a cow shelter. Many families combine a small home offering with one of these.

What matters is that someone is fed with respect in the ancestor's name, and that the giving is done with a calm, grateful mind. Do not let difficulty in arranging a guest stop you from remembering your ancestors at all.

Source: Dharmasindhu (āmānna-śrāddha)

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