When The River Is The Grave

Cremation at Pashupatinath, the holiest place for the Hindu people in Nepal

A father says goodbye to his sixteen years old son, whose body lies on the ground (top photo), before taking him to the pyre and set it on fire.

The ceremony is not completed until what's left of the body is thrown into the water, but I left before it happened, the smell was too intense.
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My contribution to Julie's Taphophile Tragics