Is Online Pind Daan scripturally valid for Malaysian families who cannot travel?

Yes. The Garuda Purana explicitly describes the Pratinidhi (representative) system, which allows a qualified Teerth Purohit to perform the ritual as the authorised agent of a devotee who cannot be physically present due to distance, illness, or unavoidable constraints. The Sankalp spoken during the ceremony includes your full name and gotra, formally registering your intentional participation in the sacred act. The merit is credited to you and your ancestor as fully as if you stood at the ghat yourself. Thousands of Malaysian and Southeast Asian families have used this option successfully.