Niche Relocation & Grave Exhumation
One-Stop Relocation and Exhumation Services
Nirvana Memorial Garden's
Niche Relocation & Grave Exhumation
The ideal final resting place for your loved ones. With more than 30 years of experience, we’ve helped thousands of clients with relocations and exhumations.
Niche Relocation
At Nirvana SG, we offer niche relocation services, moving niches from temples to government-owned columbariums like the Mount Vernon Columbarium. Our professional team ensures a seamless, respectful transition, preserving the integrity and sanctity of your loved one’s resting place while maintaining cultural reverence.
Grave Exhumation
At Nirvana SG, we offer professional grave exhumation and relocation services, including the relocation of remains from cemeteries like Choa Chu Kang Cemetery due to the New Burial Policy. Additionally, we handle the exhumation of more than 80,000 graves for the expansion of Tengah Airbase, ensuring a respectful and efficient process throughout.
New Burial Policy
(Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Exhumation Programme)
Choa Chu Kang (CCK) Cemetery is currently Singapore’s only active burial ground, operating under the New Burial Policy, which limits the burial period to 15 years and includes phased exhumations by the NEA. If your loved ones’ remains need to be exhumed, Nirvana SG can provide expert guidance and assistance throughout the exhumation process, ensuring everything is handled with the utmost care and respect.
Our Exhumation Services Package
(Starts from $1,499)
We offer a comprehensive one-stop solution for the exhumation of your loved ones’ grave, ensuring every step of the process is handled with respect and professionalism. Our package includes:
- Assistance with submitting applications to NEA online for the exhumation service
- Help with choosing an auspicious date and time to conduct the exhumation
- Ground-breaking ceremony
- Chanting service for spiritual blessings
- Exhumation of remains with the utmost care
- Bone-picking to ensure proper handling
- Cremation service for your loved ones’ remains
- Clearing of debris from the tomb and provision of new soil to fill up the exhumed tomb
- Preparation of prayer offerings to honour your loved one
- Provision of essential items like the red cloth, red plate & umbrella
- Transportation and delivery of the final cremated remains
- Personal escort service throughout the journey
If you require additional religious services, Nirvana SG can assist in arranging them. Please note that extra charges for these services will vary based on specific requirements.
Our Exhumation Services Package
(Starts from $1,499)
We offer a comprehensive one-stop solution for the exhumation of your loved ones’ grave, ensuring every step of the process is handled with respect and professionalism. Our package includes:
- Assistance with submitting applications to NEA online for the exhumation service
- Help with choosing an auspicious date and time to conduct the exhumation
- Ground-breaking ceremony
- Chanting service for spiritual blessings
- Exhumation of remains with the utmost care
- Bone-picking to ensure proper handling
- Cremation service for your loved ones’ remains
- Clearing of debris from the tomb and provision of new soil to fill up the exhumed tomb
- Preparation of prayer offerings to honour your loved one
- Provision of essential items like the red cloth, red plate & umbrella
- Transportation and delivery of the final cremated remains
- Personal escort service throughout the journey
If you require additional religious services, Nirvana SG can assist in arranging them. Please note that extra charges for these services will vary based on specific requirements.
Why Choose Nirvana Singapore?

Step 1: Site Survey
We start by visiting the site to assess and determine if it can be recovered, ensuring a smooth process for your loved one's exhumation.

Step 2: Auspicious Date
We recommend a few auspicious dates for you to select your preferred date for the exhumation process, ensuring cultural significance and respect.

Step 3: Permi Application
We assist you with the permit application to NEA online, taking care of all administrative details for a hassle-free experience.

Step 1: Site Survey
We start by visiting the site to assess and determine if it can be recovered, ensuring a smooth process for your loved one's exhumation.

Step 2: Auspicious Date
We recommend a few auspicious dates for you to select your preferred date for the exhumation process, ensuring cultural significance and respect.

Step 3: Permi Application
We assist you with the permit application to NEA online, taking care of all administrative details for a hassle-free experience.

Step 4: Ground Breaking Prayer
A Ground Breaking Prayer session will be conducted to gain blessings for the exhumation process, honouring your loved one's spirit.

Step 5: Night Exhumation
With the utmost respect for the deceased, exhumation services are conducted after sunset. Family members are encouraged to witness the process, ensuring full transparency and closure.

Step 6: Post Exhumation
Upon exhumation, we will clear the debris from the tomb and provide new soil to fill up the exhumed tomb, preserving the integrity of the site.

Step 7: Cremation
We will assist with the bone-picking ceremony and provide prayer offerings, along with essential items like the red cloth, red plate, and umbrella for the cremation process.

Step 8: Ash Transportation
The cremation ashes will be placed into an urn for transportation to the columbarium, ensuring the remains are carefully handled and delivered to their final resting place.

Step 9: Final Prayers
We will conduct a Final Prayer service for the installation of the urn, ensuring the deceased will rest peacefully in their new home at the columbarium.

Step 4: Ground Breaking Prayer
A Ground Breaking Prayer session will be conducted to gain blessings for the exhumation process, honouring your loved one's spirit.

Step 5: Night Exhumation
With the utmost respect for the deceased, exhumation services are conducted after sunset. Family members are encouraged to witness the process, ensuring full transparency and closure.

Step 6: Post Exhumation
Upon exhumation, we will clear the debris from the tomb and provide new soil to fill up the exhumed tomb, preserving the integrity of the site.

Step 7: Cremation
We will assist with the bone-picking ceremony and provide prayer offerings, along with essential items like the red cloth, red plate, and umbrella for the cremation process.

Step 8: Ash Transportation
The cremation ashes will be placed into an urn for transportation to the columbarium, ensuring the remains are carefully handled and delivered to their final resting place.

Step 9: Final Prayers
We will conduct a Final Prayer service for the installation of the urn, ensuring the deceased will rest peacefully in their new home at the columbarium.
STEP 1: Site Survey
We start by visiting the site to view and determine if it can be recovered.
STEP 2: Auspicious Date
We recommend a few auspicious dates for you to select your preferred date for the exhumation.
STEP 3: Permi Application
We assist you with the permit application to NEA online.
STEP 4: Ground Breaking Prayer
A Ground Breaking Prayer session will be conducted to gain blessings for the exhumation process.
STEP 5: Night Exhumation
With respect to the deceased, exhumation services are conducted after sunset. Family members are encouraged to witness the process.
STEP 6: Post Exhumation
Upon exhumation, we will clear the debris from the tomb and provide new soil to fill up the exhumed tomb.
STEP 7: Cremation
We will assist with the bone-picking ceremony and provide the prayer offerings as well as essential items like the red cloth, red plate & umbrella for the cremation.
STEP 8: Ash Transportation
The cremation ashes will be placed into an urn to be transported to the columbarium.
STEP 9: Final Prayers
We will conduct a Final Prayer service for the installation of the urn to ensure the deceased will have a peaceful rest in their new home.
We offer a personal escort service throughout the entire journey, ensuring that all aspects of the exhumation process are meticulously handled.
Contact Us
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