In the Temuan community, when a person dies, his body will be immediately buried. The body is placed in the middle of the house or the entire night, covered by a piece of cloth and with the incense burned. Great care is taken to avoid the body from being stepped on by animals such as the house cat or swarmed by ants. Mourners who come visiting are prohibited from making noise, and if any food is accidentally dropped on the ground, it must remain there.

The grave is 2 meters deep with a small inner hole in which the body is placed. For the layperson, the body is wrapped in a piece of cloth; if the body is of a prominent person such as Batin, it is placed in a coffin. After the burial, flowers will be scaterred on the grave, and candles lit around it. Several bowls containing food are placed alongside the grave. Two wooden stakes marks the grave.

On the seventh day, the family of the deceased will visit the grave to prop it up. They will organize a small thanksgiving feast. By the 100 th day, the family of the deceased will replace the wooden markers with permanent headstones.

As a remembrance of the dead, in March every year, all family members of the deceased are required to visit the graveyard to clean it, light candles and offer food to the dead. For those who are Muslims, all matters regarding the death are done according to Islamic rules and regulations.