The burial rites of the Baluchis are very similar to those of Persia.

When a death occurs, mourners are sent for, and food is prepared at the deceased's house for such friends as desire to be present at the reading of prayers for the dead, while "kairats," or charitable distributions of food, are made for the benefit of the soul of the deceased.

A wife, on the decease of her husband, neglects washing, and is supposed to sit lamenting by herself for not less than fifteen days.

Long before this, however, her female friends come to her house and beg her to desist from weeping, bringing with them the powder of a plant called "larra." With this the widow washes her head, and then resumes her former life and occupations.

If, however, by thoughtlessness or malice, her friends defer their visit, she must mourn for a much longer period alone.