Hindu Shamshan Bhumi is the Hindu name for the Hindu crematorium at Kariakor, Nairobi. To those who have not grown up in cultures where cremation is the principal way of internment, there could be ...

GAUHATI, India -- A comb. A toothbrush. A bangle. A cotton scarf -- protection from the summer heat now used as a face mask. The personal belongings of cremated covid-19 victims lie strewn around the ...

In Hinduism, cremation is traditionally the most important part of the funeral rites. But many crematoriums have had to build makeshift funeral... Pandemic Complicates Hindu Cremation Funeral Rites In ...

In Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva is not the king seated on a glittering throne. He is the ascetic who meditates in the ...

VARANASI, INDIA — Cremation fires crackle all day long on the chipped concrete steps of this riverside holy city, the blazes spewing ash and flakes over the mourners who crowd its famous piers.

With the death toll from the virus continuing to climb, Church leaders have authorized cremations even though the burial practice is viewed locally as a Hindu custom, not a Christian one. A funeral ...

Kathmandu, Apr 29 (EFE).Kathmandu, Apr 29 (EFE). — Scores of bodies have been cremated every day since Sunday at Pashupatinath’s iconic Hindu cremation site in Kathmandu, as families wait their turn ...

The new centre in Keyham Lane East would host six ceremonies a day if given the go ahead [PHP Architects] Developers aim to overturn the refusal of their plans for a crematorium for Hindu and Sikh ...