India, Varanasi, Cremation, 1984
India, Cremation, 1984 - In Varanasi (Benares), India, along the banks of the Ganges River, Hindus cremate their deceased relatives. Partially burned corpses were then tossed into the river. I read in National Geographic that people lacking money were relegated to disposing of corpses in the River without cremation. To my amazement, not fifty feet away from charred corpses, practitioners of Hinduism cupped their hands and put the water in their mouths.
- Nation: India
- ISO Province: India, Uttar Pradesh
- TCC Country: India
- Place: Varanasi
- Year: 1984
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