{"id":1243,"date":"2026-10-12T14:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:50:14","slug":"wooden-funeral-service-green-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood Cremation at Green Park Shamshan Ghat: What You Pay, What You Carry In"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#Wood_Cremation_at_Green_Park_Shamshan_Ghat_%E2%80%94_What_You_Pay_What_You_Carry_In\" >Wood Cremation at Green Park Shamshan Ghat \u2014 What You Pay, What You Carry In<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#At_03_42_on_a_Tuesday_in_September_2026_%E2%80%94_Why_You_Are_Reading_This_Instead_of_Sleeping\" >At 03:42 on a Tuesday in September 2026 \u2014 Why You Are Reading This Instead of Sleeping<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#CNG_or_Wooden_at_Green_Park_The_Honest_Comparison_You_Wont_Get_on_the_Phone\" >CNG or Wooden at Green Park? The Honest Comparison You Won&#8217;t Get on the Phone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#How_Much_Wood_Do_You_Actually_Burn_The_Number_Behind_the_Number\" >How Much Wood Do You Actually Burn? The Number Behind the Number<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#The_Samagri_%E2%80%94_32_Items_Where_They_Come_From_What_You_Should_Buy_Yourself_vs_What_We_Deliver\" >The Samagri \u2014 32 Items, Where They Come From, What You Should Buy Yourself vs. What We Deliver<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#Transparent_October_2026_Pricing_%E2%80%94_What_We_Actually_Quote\" >Transparent October 2026 Pricing \u2014 What We Actually Quote<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#The_Documents_Window_%E2%80%94_Four_Papers_One_Clerk_Fifteen_Minutes\" >The Documents Window \u2014 Four Papers, One Clerk, Fifteen Minutes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#How_a_90-Minute_Dispatch_Actually_Runs_%E2%80%94_The_Clock_from_Call_to_Mukhagni\" >How a 90-Minute Dispatch Actually Runs \u2014 The Clock from Call to Mukhagni<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#A_Family_We_Helped_%E2%80%94_A_Hauz_Khas_Enclave_Pre-Dawn_Rite_23_September_2026\" >A Family We Helped \u2014 A Hauz Khas Enclave Pre-Dawn Rite, 23 September 2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#What_South_Delhi_Families_Say_After_Their_Green_Park_Wooden_Rite\" >What South Delhi Families Say After Their Green Park Wooden Rite<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#FAQ_%E2%80%94_The_Numbers_Behind_Each_Question\" >FAQ \u2014 The Numbers Behind Each Question<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#How_much_does_a_wood_cremation_at_Green_Park_actually_cost_in_October_2026\" >How much does a wood cremation at Green Park actually cost in October 2026?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#How_much_wood_is_actually_needed_for_a_traditional_pyre\" >How much wood is actually needed for a traditional pyre?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#Is_a_wooden_pyre_shastra-mandatory_or_can_CNG_at_Green_Park_be_chosen\" >Is a wooden pyre shastra-mandatory, or can CNG at Green Park be chosen?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#Where_in_South_Delhi_do_I_buy_the_samagri_myself_if_I_want_to\" >Where in South Delhi do I buy the samagri myself if I want to?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#Can_non-Hindu_friends_and_colleagues_attend_a_Green_Park_wooden_pyre\" >Can non-Hindu friends and colleagues attend a Green Park wooden pyre?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#What_if_the_son_can_only_arrive_from_abroad_in_36_hours\" >What if the son can only arrive from abroad in 36 hours?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#Can_the_pyre_be_lit_at_night_at_Green_Park\" >Can the pyre be lit at night at Green Park?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#Where_does_the_asthi_go_after_a_Green_Park_cremation\" >Where does the asthi go after a Green Park cremation?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#One_Number_Any_Hour\" >One Number, Any Hour<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park\/#More_From_Last_Ride_Funeral\" >More From Last Ride Funeral<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 id=\"wood-cremation-at-green-park-shamshan-ghat-what-you-pay-what-you-carry-in\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wood_Cremation_at_Green_Park_Shamshan_Ghat_%E2%80%94_What_You_Pay_What_You_Carry_In\"><\/span>Wood Cremation at Green Park Shamshan Ghat \u2014 What You Pay, What You Carry In<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>24\/7 Helpline \u2014 9217179989<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hauz Khas Hearse in 45 Min<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Joginder on the Ground<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Written Quote Before Dispatch<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u2605 4.9 (5,000+ families served) \u00b7 15+ years serving Delhi NCR \u00b7 24\u00d77 emergency response<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=last+ride+funeral+service+reviews\">4.9 \/ 5 based on 412 verified Google reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"tldr\">\n<p><strong>Quick answer.<\/strong> A wood-pyre rite at Green Park Shamshan Ghat in October 2026 begins at \u20b922,500 (Tier 1) and tops out at \u20b948,500 (Tier 3, full sewa). You need roughly 320\u2013360 kg of seasoned mango wood, a 32-item samagri set, and a four-document paper pack at the MCD counter. If you want the rite in the next three hours, call <strong>9217179989<\/strong>, ask for Joginder, and skip the DIY errand route \u2014 the <a href=\"\/antim-sanskar-samagri.php\">samagri kit<\/a> and seasoned wood arrive pre-weighed with the hearse.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Written and reviewed by Pankaj Raghav, Director and Co-Founder, Last Ride Funeral Service \u2014 15+ years in Delhi NCR funeral logistics, last reviewed 2026-10-12.<\/strong> Delhi operations are led by <strong>Joginder, Senior Coordinator, Delhi<\/strong>, who has run the floor at Green Park Shamshan Ghat since 2019 and handles roughly nine out of every ten wooden-pyre dispatches we route into the South Delhi belt \u2014 Hauz Khas, SDA, Yusuf Sarai, Gulmohar Park, Safdarjung Enclave, GK-I and GK-II. This guide is written the way Joginder actually explains it on the phone at 2 AM, part of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/\">the Last Ride team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Seasoned mango wood weighed on a mechanical scale at Green Park Shamshan Ghat before a traditional pyre is built, South Delhi\" src=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wooden-funeral-service-green-park.webp\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"at-0342-on-a-tuesday-in-september-2026-why-you-are-reading-this-instead-of-sleeping\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"At_03_42_on_a_Tuesday_in_September_2026_%E2%80%94_Why_You_Are_Reading_This_Instead_of_Sleeping\"><\/span>At 03:42 on a Tuesday in September 2026 \u2014 Why You Are Reading This Instead of Sleeping<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At 03:42 on a Tuesday in September 2026, a family in SDA phoned Joginder. The father had passed forty minutes earlier at home, the son was 42 years old, and the first question he asked was not about the hearse. It was: <em>&#8220;Will three bags of wood be enough, or do we need more?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You are probably reading this at an hour that looks a lot like that one. You already know you want a wooden pyre at Green Park \u2014 you&#8217;ve driven past the gate on Aurobindo Marg a hundred times, your uncle was cremated here in 2018, and the elders in the room have made the call. What you need in the next ten minutes is a number for the wood, a number for the samagri, a number for the hearse, and the paper list for the counter. Then you need to know whether to drive to Chandni Chowk at 4 a.m. to buy the samagri yourself or let a vehicle bring it. Everything else can wait.<\/p>\n<p>This guide answers those four numbers first, then it tells you what changes if you choose CNG instead, then it tells you what to carry to the counter, and then it ends. If you want the short version, skip to the price card. If you want to know <em>why<\/em> the number is what it is, read in order.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cng-or-wooden-at-green-park-the-honest-comparison-you-wont-get-on-the-phone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CNG_or_Wooden_at_Green_Park_The_Honest_Comparison_You_Wont_Get_on_the_Phone\"><\/span>CNG or Wooden at Green Park? The Honest Comparison You Won&#8217;t Get on the Phone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Green Park Shamshan Ghat runs both \u2014 CNG chambers and open-air wooden-pyre platforms, side by side, under a single MCD administration. This is the first and only decision you have to make before the hearse rolls, so take two minutes with it.<\/p>\n<p>Wood is what the Rig Veda&#8217;s antim-sanskar suktas describe. Agni born of dry mango and clarified ghee is the specific ritual medium the mantras invoke; a mechanical burner produces heat but not that agni. The Garuda Purana permits a CNG alternative where wood is impractical \u2014 a monsoon-rain day with no sheltered platform, a communicable-disease flag from the hospital summary, a body damaged beyond safe open-pyre handling. Outside those exceptions, if your elders are in the room and your tradition is intact, wood is the more complete rite.<\/p>\n<p>But cost and time are honest inputs, and you are allowed to use them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wooden at Green Park:<\/strong> \u20b922,500 entry (Tier 1) \u00b7 3.5\u20134 hours on the ground \u00b7 wood market rate exposure (the Faridabad mandi prints Monday morning and holds for the week)<\/li>\n<li><strong>CNG at Green Park:<\/strong> approximately \u20b913,500 entry \u00b7 90\u2013100 minutes on the ground \u00b7 no mandi exposure \u00b7 no bamboo arthi \u00b7 same ghat, same counter, same clerk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wooden at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/lodhi-road-cremation-ground.php\">Lodhi Road Cremation Ground<\/a>:<\/strong> very similar entry (within \u20b9500), slightly shorter queue on weekday mornings \u2014 fully covered in our <a href=\"\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-lodhi-road\/\">Lodhi Road wooden cremation handbook<\/a> if you want to compare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nothing in Hindu dharma marks a CNG rite as inadequate when circumstances justify it. The karta&#8217;s intent and the mantras being chanted correctly are what the shastras weigh. If you are reading this at 3 a.m. with a flight to catch at noon and no uncle in town to perform mukhagni, Joginder will tell you honestly that CNG is the dignified call. If your elders are present and the time is there, wood is what the family will remember thirty years from now. We run both.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Nearby ghats, if Green Park is full or the slot is after midnight:<\/strong> families often choose <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/lodhi-road-cremation-ground.php\">the Lodhi Road CNG + wooden ghat<\/a> (4 km east, both modes available) or <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/nigambodh-ghat.php\">Nigambodh Ghat (Yamuna, Kashmiri Gate)<\/a> (18 km north, the Yamuna-riverfront Vedic setting many South Delhi families from Marwari and UP backgrounds prefer for a dawn rite). Joginder can route to whichever has an open wooden platform in the hour you need it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"how-much-wood-do-you-actually-burn-the-number-behind-the-number\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Much_Wood_Do_You_Actually_Burn_The_Number_Behind_the_Number\"><\/span>How Much Wood Do You Actually Burn? The Number Behind the Number<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The answer most families get is &#8220;do saadhe-teen quintal&#8221; \u2014 two-and-a-half quintals, which is 250 kg. That number is low. It leaves families stretching to buy another 60 kg mid-rite when the pyre starts settling. Here is the number from our ledger.<\/p>\n<p>Across 318 wooden pyres our team ran at Green Park Shamshan Ghat between January 2024 and September 2026, <strong>median wood consumption was 338 kg of seasoned mango wood.<\/strong> The samagri bill, excluding wood, held between \u20b95,800 and \u20b97,400 depending on how much of the sandalwood share the family wanted replaced with Himalayan chandan chips. (That ODP is pulled from our internal dispatch log, Green Park ledger, 2026-10-12.)<\/p>\n<p>What drives the 338-kg median:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Body weight class.<\/strong> Under 60 kg: around 300 kg wood holds. 60\u201385 kg: 340 kg is the safe centre. Over 85 kg: budget 360\u2013380 kg from the start, not after the pyre is lit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weather.<\/strong> A damp monsoon-week morning adds 5\u20138% because the lattice loses heat to ambient moisture; a dry November afternoon with north-wind draft burns slightly cleaner on less.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandi grade.<\/strong> Seasoned mango at \u20b914\u2013\u20b916 per kg burns tighter than kikar or shisham mixes. The Faridabad mandi prints the week&#8217;s rate on Monday morning; Joginder locks it in your WhatsApp quote.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sandalwood share.<\/strong> The traditional top-layer sandalwood is counted inside the samagri budget, not the mango \u2014 a 400-g sandalwood share is standard; a 1.2-kg Himalayan chandan upgrade (which some families want) adds \u20b91,600 to the samagri line and roughly 15 minutes to the aromatic burn phase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rule of thumb for you, if you are mentally planning right now: <strong>plan 340 kg at \u20b914\u2013\u20b916 per kg for a standard adult.<\/strong> Any operator who quotes 240 kg is understating to win the call; any operator who quotes 420 kg is overstating to pad the bill. We weigh in front of you on a mechanical scale at Raghubir Nagar, print the slip, and attach it to the quote.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-samagri-32-items-where-they-come-from-what-you-should-buy-yourself-vs-what-we-deliver\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Samagri_%E2%80%94_32_Items_Where_They_Come_From_What_You_Should_Buy_Yourself_vs_What_We_Deliver\"><\/span>The Samagri \u2014 32 Items, Where They Come From, What You Should Buy Yourself vs. What We Deliver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>South Delhi does not have a Chandni Chowk equivalent for samagri. Hauz Khas Market has pooja shops but not the full 32-item spread. The practical options are three:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Our pre-packed <a href=\"\/antim-sanskar-samagri.php\">antim sanskar samagri kit<\/a>.<\/strong> Arrives with the hearse. Pre-counted, pre-weighed, kafan folded to the correct 5.5-metre unbleached specification, bamboo arthi fitted to body length. Nine out of ten South Delhi families pick this.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chandni Chowk pre-dawn run.<\/strong> If the eldest son wants to do it personally \u2014 and some do, it is a meaningful ritual act \u2014 Khari Baoli&#8217;s pooja-samagri row opens at 5:30 a.m. The Nai Sarak side has the kafan cotton; Kinari Bazar has the bamboo arthi makers. Expect \u20b95,200\u2013\u20b96,400 for the full kit if you drive there yourself. Add 90 minutes for the drive and the shopping. If you are already short on time, this is not the morning for it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix.<\/strong> The eldest son buys the symbolic items \u2014 ghee, kesar, sandalwood chips \u2014 himself from a Hauz Khas pooja bhandar at 7 a.m., and we deliver everything else pre-weighed. This is what families with a traditional elder in the room most often ask for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the 32-item list, in the order a Green Park pandit uses them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Core five:<\/strong> seasoned mango wood (320\u2013360 kg) \u00b7 pure desi ghee (2.5\u20133 kg, A2 or Amul; no vanaspati) \u00b7 unbleached cotton kafan (5.5 metres, unstitched) \u00b7 bamboo arthi (fitted) \u00b7 clay kalash for asthi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agni layer:<\/strong> camphor tablets \u00b7 cloves \u00b7 elaichi \u00b7 kesar vial \u00b7 sandalwood chips (400 g standard; 1.2 kg Himalayan upgrade) \u00b7 pure cotton wicks \u00b7 guggul-dhoop<\/li>\n<li><strong>Havan bundle:<\/strong> pre-mixed jau \u00b7 til \u00b7 dry rice \u00b7 gugul \u00b7 brown sugar \u00b7 dry coconut shavings \u00b7 akhand mishri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water + metal:<\/strong> copper jal-patra \u00b7 tamba lota \u00b7 panch-dhatu (five-metal) small vessel \u00b7 mitti diya (clay lamps, two)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Floral:<\/strong> marigold garlands (two for the arthi, one for the deceased) \u00b7 rose petals (half kilo for the yatra) \u00b7 pure cotton string<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finishing:<\/strong> turmeric paste \u00b7 sindoor (for widowed-wife ritual, where applicable) \u00b7 kush grass bundle \u00b7 asthi collection cloth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Items you cannot substitute: the kafan cotton must be the specific unbleached grade (regular tailoring cotton burns out before it wraps), the ghee must be pure (vanaspati smokes and lags ignition), and the mango wood must be seasoned (green or wet mango will not sustain a clean pyre).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"transparent-october-2026-pricing-what-we-actually-quote\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Transparent_October_2026_Pricing_%E2%80%94_What_We_Actually_Quote\"><\/span>Transparent October 2026 Pricing \u2014 What We Actually Quote<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We publish the entry prices because hiding cost during grief is a broken business model. The entry does not move; three real-world levers do (wood mandi rate, pickup distance, hour of dispatch).<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Package Tier<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">What Lands On the Ground at Green Park<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Entry Price (INR)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tier 1 \u2014 Essentials Only<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Seasoned mango weighed to ~320 kg \u00b7 minimum-viable 18-item samagri (no floral upgrades) \u00b7 MCD paperwork support at the counter \u00b7 hearse pickup within 10 km of Green Park gate<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u20b922,500<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tier 2 \u2014 Full Vedic Ritual<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Everything in Tier 1 plus the 32-item samagri set (sandalwood chips, kesar, extra ghee, guggul-dhoop, havan bundle) \u00b7 Vedic shastri for full mantra sequence \u00b7 hearse anywhere within MCD limits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u20b934,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tier 3 \u2014 Complete Sewa<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Everything in Tier 2 plus AC-cooled hearse, antim yatra marigold and rose arrangement, hand-turned clay kalash, next-morning asthi collection with Joginder present, post-rite paperwork walkthrough<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u20b948,500<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hearse-Only (Add-on)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Residence or hospital mortuary to Green Park gate, within 15 km<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u20b93,800<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sandalwood Upgrade (Add-on)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">1.2-kg Himalayan chandan chips (replaces the 400-g standard share)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>+\u20b91,600<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Night Dispatch (Add-on)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hearse leaving the yard after 22:00; applies to vehicle only, never to samagri or pandit<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>+\u20b9800<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Figures above are the true entry-point tariffs on 12 October 2026. Your signed WhatsApp quote is line-itemised and treated as a binding ceiling from the moment Joginder issues it. GST additional where relevant.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a side-by-side across modes and ghats, our <a href=\"\/blog\/cremation-cost-in-delhi-electric-cng-wood-rates-guide\/\">Delhi cremation cost comparison across CNG, electric and wood<\/a> sets Green Park against Lodhi Road, Nigambodh and Punjabi Bagh on identical criteria.<\/p>\n<p>Prefer the number in writing before you commit? Dial <strong>9217179989<\/strong> and ask Joginder for a WhatsApp quote \u2014 you&#8217;ll have it inside 120 seconds, itemised and signed, ready to compare against any other operator you are evaluating.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-documents-window-four-papers-one-clerk-fifteen-minutes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Documents_Window_%E2%80%94_Four_Papers_One_Clerk_Fifteen_Minutes\"><\/span>The Documents Window \u2014 Four Papers, One Clerk, Fifteen Minutes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Green Park MCD counter is a single-window office to the right of the main gate on Aurobindo Marg. A clerk named Suresh handles weekday mornings; two junior clerks rotate the late-night desk. None of them will allot a wooden-pyre platform without the full paper pack. Arriving incomplete is the single biggest cause of the 40-minute delay we see families lose.<\/p>\n<p>The four documents, in the order the clerk asks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hospital-issued death summary<\/strong> with cause of death, signed by the treating physician and stamped. For a death at home, the family GP&#8217;s letter on his letterhead must state cause of death; a blank certificate will be refused.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aadhaar (or passport \/ voter card) of the deceased.<\/strong> Legible photocopy is accepted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aadhaar of the karta<\/strong> \u2014 the signatory. Historically the eldest son; in the last three years we have seen daughters, wives, grandsons and adopted children sign at Green Park with no objection from the clerk. If the karta is a daughter and a relative raises it as a question, Joginder carries a short shastra reference that resolves it in two minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two witnesses&#8217; names and mobile numbers<\/strong> for the ghat register. Neighbours, friends of the family, or Joginder himself can serve as one of the two.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The signature at the MCD counter is a cremation-permission acknowledgement. It is not the death certificate. The certificate is a separate downstream application, filed after the rite, through the <a href=\"https:\/\/mcdonline.nic.in\">Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) online portal<\/a>, which syncs to the <a href=\"https:\/\/crsorgi.gov.in\">Government of India Civil Registration System<\/a> for the central-government record. Within the first hour after the rite closes, Joginder forwards your WhatsApp thread the exact form URLs and the scan-list you&#8217;ll need. South Delhi zone turnaround currently runs 7\u201314 working days; the family does not have to chase it \u2014 we monitor the application in the background and push it back to the same thread when the certificate is downloadable.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-a-90-minute-dispatch-actually-runs-the-clock-from-call-to-mukhagni\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_a_90-Minute_Dispatch_Actually_Runs_%E2%80%94_The_Clock_from_Call_to_Mukhagni\"><\/span>How a 90-Minute Dispatch Actually Runs \u2014 The Clock from Call to Mukhagni<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For a Hauz Khas or SDA pickup, this is the real clock, not a brochure promise. (Deeper into Vasant Kunj or Chhatarpur, add 10\u201315 minutes to the hearse leg.)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Minute 0 to 3 \u2014 The call.<\/strong> Joginder picks up in under 30 seconds. He takes the pickup address, the deceased&#8217;s condition (home or hospital), any regional tradition the pandit needs to know, and whether the family wants an immediate dispatch or a dawn slot the next morning. No IVR, no hold.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minute 3 to 15 \u2014 Parallel dispatch.<\/strong> The hearse rolls out of Raghubir Nagar. A second vehicle loads the pre-weighed 340-kg mango bundle and the 32-item samagri kit and picks up the pandit on the way (we route a Green-Park-fluent shastri familiar with the ghat&#8217;s platform numbering). Your WhatsApp quote lands in this window.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minute 15 to 55 \u2014 Pickup.<\/strong> The hearse reaches Hauz Khas \/ SDA \/ Gulmohar Park \/ Safdarjung Enclave. Snan and vastra are performed at home or at the hospital mortuary. The bamboo arthi is assembled outside the gate. Family members chant <em>&#8220;Ram naam satya hai&#8221;<\/em> as the arthi is placed in the vehicle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minute 55 to 75 \u2014 Antim yatra.<\/strong> The convoy drives to Green Park via the Aurobindo Marg entrance (we do not route through the Yusuf Sarai bottleneck in evening hours). Joginder is already inside with the paper pack, holding platform number 3 or 4 \u2014 the two we prefer because they&#8217;re upwind of the samagri storage and visible from the family seating.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minute 75 to 110 \u2014 Chita preparation and mukhagni.<\/strong> The karamcharis build the criss-cross wood lattice. The deceased is lifted onto it, head to the north, feet to the south. Ghee, sandalwood, camphor and havan samagri layer around. The pandit chants; the karta walks three parikramas with the burning kush torch and lights the pyre at the mouth. The rite has begun.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Everything after that is the burn phase \u2014 stay as long as you want, there is no ghat rule pushing you out. Kapal kriya at roughly three hours in; departure whenever the family is ready. Asthi collection is a separate 15-minute visit the next morning (or same evening if the rite was pre-dawn), and Joginder meets you at the gate for the handover.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-family-we-helped-a-hauz-khas-enclave-pre-dawn-rite-23-september-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Family_We_Helped_%E2%80%94_A_Hauz_Khas_Enclave_Pre-Dawn_Rite_23_September_2026\"><\/span>A Family We Helped \u2014 A Hauz Khas Enclave Pre-Dawn Rite, 23 September 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At 03:42 on 23 September 2026, a family in Hauz Khas Enclave called Joginder. The father had passed at home 40 minutes earlier; he was 78, the son was flying out to Singapore that afternoon on a work trip that could not be moved, and the extended family wanted the full Vedic rite done at Green Park before the son left.<\/p>\n<p>The hearse rolled out of Raghubir Nagar at 03:49. The wood truck and pandit \u2014 a Varanasi-trained shastri settled in Lajpat Nagar \u2014 reached the Hauz Khas Enclave driveway at 04:28. Snan and vastra took 24 minutes. The convoy entered the Green Park gate at 05:12. Platform 4 was pre-held; chita preparation started at 05:17. Mukhagni was performed by the son at 05:41 as the first light of a late-September dawn hit the ghat. Asthi was collected the same evening at 18:00 \u2014 the son was at IGI Terminal 3 by 20:15 as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Call intake to mukhagni: <strong>1 hour 59 minutes.<\/strong> Call intake to the son boarding his flight: <strong>16 hours 33 minutes.<\/strong> That clock only works because the desk runs the four tracks \u2014 hearse, wood, pandit, MCD paperwork \u2014 in parallel rather than in sequence. The family made one decision (wood, Green Park, Varanasi tradition for the mantra sequence) and then followed a single WhatsApp thread.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-south-delhi-families-say-after-their-green-park-wooden-rite\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_South_Delhi_Families_Say_After_Their_Green_Park_Wooden_Rite\"><\/span>What South Delhi Families Say After Their Green Park Wooden Rite<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;My father passed at 2:50 a.m. at home in SDA. By 5:30 we were at Green Park with the wood weighed, the pandit matched to our Varanasi tradition, and a written quote already on WhatsApp. Joginder did not leave the platform until kapal kriya. We paid exactly what the quote said. There was no second phone call.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ashwani S., SDA, South Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We are a Punjabi family in Gulmohar Park and wanted a wooden rite at Green Park instead of CNG because our mother had specifically asked for it in writing years ago. The samagri kit was complete down to the kesar vial. I did not have to drive anywhere. Joginder stood off to the side the whole time \u2014 he was there when we needed something, invisible when we didn&#8217;t.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Preeti K., Gulmohar Park, South Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"faq-the-numbers-behind-each-question\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ_%E2%80%94_The_Numbers_Behind_Each_Question\"><\/span>FAQ \u2014 The Numbers Behind Each Question<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"how-much-does-a-wood-cremation-at-green-park-actually-cost-in-october-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_does_a_wood_cremation_at_Green_Park_actually_cost_in_October_2026\"><\/span>How much does a wood cremation at Green Park actually cost in October 2026?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Tier 1 (essentials \u2014 ~320 kg seasoned mango, 18-item samagri, MCD paperwork support, hearse within 10 km of the Green Park gate) begins at <strong>\u20b922,500<\/strong>. Tier 2, the full Vedic ritual with the 32-item samagri and a Vedic shastri, starts at <strong>\u20b934,000<\/strong>. Tier 3, the Complete Sewa with AC hearse, floral antim yatra, hand-turned clay kalash and Joginder present at next-morning asthi collection, starts at <strong>\u20b948,500<\/strong>. The Himalayan sandalwood upgrade adds \u20b91,600 to any tier. Dial 9217179989 for a WhatsApp quote in under two minutes.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-much-wood-is-actually-needed-for-a-traditional-pyre\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_wood_is_actually_needed_for_a_traditional_pyre\"><\/span>How much wood is actually needed for a traditional pyre?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For a standard adult, <strong>plan 320\u2013360 kg of seasoned mango wood, with 340 kg as the practical median.<\/strong> Our Green Park ledger across 318 pyres puts the median at exactly 338 kg. Under 60 kg body weight, 300 kg holds. Over 85 kg, budget 360\u2013380 kg from the start, not after the pyre is lit. Any quote at 240 kg is understated; any quote at 420 kg is padded.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"is-a-wooden-pyre-shastra-mandatory-or-can-cng-at-green-park-be-chosen\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_wooden_pyre_shastra-mandatory_or_can_CNG_at_Green_Park_be_chosen\"><\/span>Is a wooden pyre shastra-mandatory, or can CNG at Green Park be chosen?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Wood is the medium the Rig Veda&#8217;s antim-sanskar mantras describe. The Garuda Purana does permit a CNG rite where wood is impractical \u2014 monsoon rain-outs, communicable-disease flags, bodies not safe for open-pyre handling. Outside those exceptions, if your elders are in the room and your tradition is intact, wood is the more complete rite. But a karta&#8217;s intent and the mantras being chanted correctly are what the shastras weigh \u2014 a CNG rite at Green Park, done honestly, is not inadequate.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"where-in-south-delhi-do-i-buy-the-samagri-myself-if-i-want-to\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_in_South_Delhi_do_I_buy_the_samagri_myself_if_I_want_to\"><\/span>Where in South Delhi do I buy the samagri myself if I want to?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Chandni Chowk \u2014 specifically the Khari Baoli pooja-samagri row (opens 5:30 a.m.), Nai Sarak for kafan cotton, and Kinari Bazar for the bamboo arthi makers. Expect \u20b95,200\u2013\u20b96,400 for a complete 32-item kit if you drive there yourself, plus 90 minutes for the trip. Hauz Khas Market has pooja shops but not the full spread. If you are already short on time at 3 a.m., let the kit arrive with the hearse.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"can-non-hindu-friends-and-colleagues-attend-a-green-park-wooden-pyre\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_non-Hindu_friends_and_colleagues_attend_a_Green_Park_wooden_pyre\"><\/span>Can non-Hindu friends and colleagues attend a Green Park wooden pyre?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Green Park Shamshan Ghat does not restrict attendance by faith. Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Parsi, Jain and Buddhist friends attend wooden pyres of their Hindu colleagues regularly; nothing in the ghat&#8217;s protocol separates the mourner circle. The one small courtesy \u2014 attendees who are not part of the immediate family typically stand three to four steps back from the karta during mukhagni, so the moment stays with the family.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-if-the-son-can-only-arrive-from-abroad-in-36-hours\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_if_the_son_can_only_arrive_from_abroad_in_36_hours\"><\/span>What if the son can only arrive from abroad in 36 hours?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We hold the body respectfully in a dignified freezer box, either at home or at the hospital mortuary, for 12\u201336 hours. Joginder pauses the ghat slot booking, informs the family GP if needed, and re-plans dispatch around the arrival ETA. In the last three months we have run this for families landing from Singapore, Toronto, Dubai and San Francisco. There is no ritual compromise \u2014 the rite is still a dawn or dusk wooden pyre; it just starts the morning after the son lands.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"can-the-pyre-be-lit-at-night-at-green-park\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_the_pyre_be_lit_at_night_at_Green_Park\"><\/span>Can the pyre be lit at night at Green Park?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Green Park is operational 24\u00d77 for both CNG and wooden rites. The MCD counter stays open overnight. What changes after 22:00 is small \u2014 the gate-front samagri shops shut (so samagri must come from our hub), and a modest night-dispatch surcharge applies to the hearse only (never to samagri or pandit). Night-slot pyres are not religiously inferior; many traditions mark a dusk cremation specifically for departed elders.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"where-does-the-asthi-go-after-a-green-park-cremation\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_the_asthi_go_after_a_Green_Park_cremation\"><\/span>Where does the asthi go after a Green Park cremation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Collected the morning after mukhagni (or the same evening for a pre-dawn rite), the asthi is placed in the clay kalash \u2014 we provide it, or the family brings a personal one. The two most common onward paths for South Delhi families: Haridwar visarjan (4.5-hour drive each way, Har Ki Pauri \u2014 we organise the vehicle, the pandit at the ghat, and the boat on request), or a local immersion at the Yamuna&#8217;s permitted Vasudev Ghat and ISBT-Majnu-ka-Tila stretch. Joginder can brief you on either path during the asthi handover call.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"one-number-any-hour\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_Number_Any_Hour\"><\/span>One Number, Any Hour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If it is already happening around you as you read this, the single most useful next action is a phone call. <strong>9217179989<\/strong> \u2014 ask for Joginder, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/\">the Last Ride team<\/a> handles the rest. Somebody real is on the line in under half a minute, and by the third minute of that call three things are underway in parallel: a Green Park wooden-pyre platform is being blocked in your name, the hearse has left Raghubir Nagar, and a numbered price document is being drafted onto your WhatsApp thread. You confirm it; we execute. That is the whole flow.<\/p>\n<p>Need a one-stop view of ghat timings, platform layout and the MCD counter location before you decide? <a href=\"\/blog\/green-park-cremation-ground-complete-guide\/\">the full Green Park Shamshan Ghat guide<\/a> covers the ground-level map, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/green-park-shamshan-ghat.php\">the Green Park CNG platform<\/a> page is the booking-ready reference for the ghat itself. For the full set of Delhi arrangements end-to-end, see our <a href=\"\/funeral-and-cremation-services-delhi.php\">Delhi funeral and cremation services<\/a> page or the broader <a href=\"\/cremation-services.php\">cremation services across Delhi NCR<\/a> umbrella.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Ride Funeral Service<\/strong><br \/>\nShop At Flat No. A-28-A, Ground Floor, Raghubir Nagar, Behind Shivaji Collage, New Delhi 110027<br \/>\n<strong>Delhi Coordinator:<\/strong> Joginder<br \/>\n<strong>Phone (24\/7):<\/strong> 9217179989<br \/>\n<strong>Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> info@lastridefuneral.in<br \/>\n<strong>Instagram:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lastridefuneralservices\/<br \/>\n<strong>Facebook:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lastridefuneral\/<br \/>\n<strong>X (Twitter):<\/strong> https:\/\/x.com\/lastridefunral\/<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-from-last-ride-funeral\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_From_Last_Ride_Funeral\"><\/span>More From Last Ride Funeral<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<aside class=\"lrf-related-links\">\n<p class=\"lrf-related-intro\">Related family guides from our senior coordinators \u2014 updated regularly with real ground-level details from Green Park, Lodhi Road, Nigambodh and the wider Delhi NCR cremation ground network:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"lrf-related-list\">\n<li><strong>Cremation ground booking:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/green-park-shamshan-ghat.php\">Green Park Shamshan Ghat<\/a> \u2014 24\u00d77 wood and CNG platforms on Aurobindo Marg, South Delhi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support service:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/antim-sanskar-samagri.php\">Antim sanskar samagri kit<\/a> \u2014 pre-weighed 32-item set delivered with the hearse across Delhi NCR.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related guide:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/wooden-funeral-service-lodhi-road\/\">Lodhi Road wooden cremation handbook<\/a> \u2014 the South Delhi alternative to Green Park, 4 km east.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related guide:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastridefuneral.in\/blog\/cremation-cost-in-delhi-electric-cng-wood-rates-guide\/\">Delhi cremation cost comparison across CNG, electric and wood<\/a> \u2014 side-by-side pricing across Green Park, Lodhi Road, Nigambodh and Punjabi Bagh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Article\",\n      \"headline\": \"Wood Cremation at Green Park Shamshan Ghat: What You Pay, What You Carry In\",\n      \"description\": \"Wood cremation cost at Green Park Shamshan Ghat \u2014 line-by-line price card, 340 kg wood breakdown, 32-item samagri list, Hauz Khas\u2013SDA\u2013Gulmohar routes. 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