Editorial photo #6936626 Human Interest

Daily Life In Nepal

Body on a stretcher waiting to be cremated rests along the steps leading to the bank of the Bagmati River at the Pashupatinath cremation ghats in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 10, 2011. According to Hindu religion and traditions the dead must be cremated. Bodies are cremated according to custom and the ashes and remains are swept into the holy waters. The Bagmati runs into the Ganges further South and is considered equally holy to Hindus. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #6936626
Date taken: 6 August 2021
Location: —
Photographer: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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