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The Story Of A Female Cremator (Dom) Baruipur, West Bengal

Tumpa Das, age 29, walks before the cremation of a dead body in a furnace inside a crematorium at Baruipur Panchayat area in South 24-Pargana district of Purandarpur Mahashamshan, about 39 km south from Kolkata, India, on November 20, 2024. For the last 10 years, after her father's death, she is in charge of the crematorium. This woman Dom single-handedly handles the work, which is typically male-dominated. From registering the names of the dead to cremation, the work of the furnace is handled by this young woman single-handedly. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#11798977
Date Taken	20 November 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto

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