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Hindu Final Rites

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Hindu Final Rites
Funeral Rituals at a Waterfall
The death rites are usually conducted outside the home, usually at the cremation ground or near a waterfall.

See also:
Shivasamudra Waterfalls, The Jog Falls, The Waterfall at Shivasamudra, Waterfalls of Karnataka, Unchalli Waterfalls near Siddapur, Tirathgad Waterfalls, Madhya Pradesh, The Unchalli Waterfalls, Peavine Falls, Salt Creek Falls, Alabama

 

Death According  to Hinduism
Death in Hinduism

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Man Slicing his Throat with a DaggerHindu Death RitesThe Last Rites for a Dead ManGifting of the Brahmins
Feeding of the RiverTonsuring of the HeadThe Feeding of the RiverThe Pinda (Rice Ball) Offerings
Symbolic Re-burning of the DeadYou are hereSelf Immolation depicted in a Stone SculptureAntyeshti Proceedings
Journey of the Dead to Heaven

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