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

Tumpa Das, age 29, gestures with her mother inside her house during the cremation of a dead body in a furnace at a crematorium in the Baruipur Panchayat area in South 24-Parganas district of Purandarpur Mahashamshan, about 39 km south of Kolkata, India, on November 20, 2024. For the last 10 years, after her father's death, Tumpa Das is in charge of the crematorium. This woman Dom single-handedly handles the work traditionally dominated by men. From registering the names of the dead to cremation, the work of the furnace is managed by this young woman alone. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#11798999
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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