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Nashik: Ram Kund on the Godavari ghat, an auspicious place to perform Pind Daan, a Hindu ritual to bring salvation to departed souls, saw some unusual visitors on Sunday morning.More than 100 men of the Vastav Foundation, an NGO working for men’s rights, performed Pind Daan of their wives, who they claimed had levelled false allegations against them. “This is a symbolic act to help men and is not directed against anyone,” he said.“Pind Daan is performed for ancestors and relatives who are no longer alive or believed to be dead. We have a number of members who are separated or divorced from their wives. This ritual will help them emotionally accept the fact that their relationships are over,” Deshpande said.Coordinator of the group, Chandan Samant, said the members had also performed the last rites of “toxic feminism”. The members were assisted by specialist priests in Nashik..