Hindu Cremation by Ganges in Varanasi, India

Tourists watch body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

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Tim Graham

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ancient tradition old ways old traditions bonfire fire burning bodies burning body human body stages of life lifecycle death dying dead body dead bodies mourners mourning mourn River Ganges River Ganga Hindu cremation cremations crematorium funeral pyre funeral pyres burial rite funeral rites Religious traditions religious custom customs customary Hindu tradition Hindu traditions traditional burial Indian people Indian men Hindu men Hinduism religious beliefs belief faith typical India traditional India tradition typically Indian Asian Asia adults adult men man Varanasi Benares Uttar Pradesh Northern India Indian person real people ordinary people everyday lives day-to-day living daily life Indian scene India scenes Indian culture world culture Hindu customs Hindu custom religious pilgrim pilgrims religion Hindu faith faiths traditional beliefs Indian scenes devotee devotees Hindu followers Hindu follower river scene riverscenes riverbank dousing in water holy traditions funeral party funeral group bathing in Ganges rite of passage end of life after death tourists tourism spectators spectating watching witnessing tourists in boats nighttime at night after dark electric light night scene open air crematorium fires bonfires Indian heritage history historic customs travel destinations travel destination vacation destinations holiday location tourist attraction tourist attractions travels places of interest place of interest tour group sightseeing sightseers sightseer Hindu rituals religious ritual historic vacation destination holidays vacations traditional customs customs and traditions cultural traditions Indian ethnicity Asian ethnicity ethnic diversity Indians Asians Manikarnika Funeral Ghat Ghats Banaras Ganga Indian ritual bathing symbolic cleansing holy bathing Asian appearance real person everyday life simple lifestyle

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