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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 DaggerThe Last Rites for a Dead ManGifting of the BrahminsFeeding of the River
Tonsuring of the HeadThe Feeding of the RiverThe Pinda (Rice Ball) OfferingsSymbolic Re-burning of the Dead
You are hereSelf Immolation depicted in a Stone SculptureAntyeshti ProceedingsJourney of the Dead to Heaven

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