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For complete and comprehensive explanation of why and how it is done, go to the book titled “Shraaddha”, in Kannada, by Prof. (Rtd) R. K. Srikanta Kumaraswamy, IIT, Chennai. Prof.Kumaraswamy was a metallurgy proffesor in IIT Chennai.
I would guess that the cited book is the source of the info and that it may be unlikely that there are any sources in English available. Peter Horn 17:57, 21 March 2008 (UTC) Happy translating. Peter Horn18:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]