Cremation

Three reasons why bodies are afloat on Ganga: Costly cremation, religious beliefs, scarcity of wood

The Ganga flows through the coastal area of ​​Ghazipur in UP, and 'Chausa Ghat' in Buxar. So whatever flows through Varanasi reaches the river banks in Ghazipur

In a bid to save environment, Gond community decides to bury its dead instead of cremating them

Mitti Sanskaar was a common practice before. It is believed in the community that through this ritual, the body mixes with five basic elements of nature: earth, air, water, fire and space.

Amid casteism and opposition, a Kurundvad man's fight to ensure people can have dignity in death

Driven by the understanding that people need moral and emotional support when a loved one dies, Appasso has often pitched in with his own funds for others' funerals.

Girish Karnad cremated in Bengaluru without rituals as per veteran playwright's last wishes

Girish Karnad's mortal remains were cremated without much fanfare, in the presence of close friends and relatives.

Manohar Parrikar cremated with full State honours at Miramar beach; thousands pay tearful tribute to four-time Goa CM

Thousands of mourners on Monday gave a tearful tribute to Goa's four-time chief minister Manohar Parrikar as his body was cremated with full State Honour at Miramar beach

A passage to heaven: Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat is a place for last rites, and deliverance

A pyre burns 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at Manikarnika Ghat. Across Varanasi, nearly 200 bodies are burned every day.

Liu Xiaobo's ashes scattered at sea, fellow dissident says China trying to prevent creation of shrine

Liu Xiaobo's ashes were scattered at sea on Saturday, Liu's brother said, in a move described by a family friend as an effort to erase any memory of him.

Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: Chinese Nobel laureate's body cremated in presence of friends, family

China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died while in custody following a battle with cancer, was cremated on Saturday, officials said.

Anandpal Singh encounter: No question of CBI probe, says Rajasthan minister Gulab Chand Kataria

Rajasthan home minister Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday said there was no question of a CBI probe into the encounter of gangster Anandpal Singh.

Sandip Jadhav, army officer killed by Pakistan BAT soldiers, to be cremated on son's birthday

Jadhav, one of the two soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, was cremated today on his son's first birthday.