Editorial photo #9314728 Human Interest

Cremation Along The Bagmati Riverbank At Pashupatinath

Relatives wait at a funeral pyre along the bank of the Bagmati River for a body to finish burning during a cremation at Pashupatinath in Nepal. According to Hindu religion and traditions the dead must be cremated. To burn a body fully takes an estimated 4 hours and hundreds of kilos of wood using butter as fuel. Along the Bagmati River next to the Pashupatinath Temple complex are ten allocated spaces for cremation and all day funerals are being held. The 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. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #9314728
Date taken: 5 December 2011
Location: —
Photographer: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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