Many people stood on the riverside on which a crematory was built

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The Pashupatinath Temple is the largest Hindu temple in Nepal, and it is said that Shiva is enshrined somewhere within its precincts around the Bagmati River. However, I have no way of knowing where it is, let alone seeing it. Pagans are not allowed to enter the temple. I had no choice but to wander around the Bagmati River, looking at the crematorium on the other side of the river. A funeral was just taking place there.

There was a crowd on the bridge and on the riverbank. In the middle of the crowd was a coffin, about to be carried to the riverside cremation ground. The people in the crowd were watching. After the cremation, the ashes would be scattered in the sacred river that runs right next to the cremation ground. In Hinduism, graves are not made.

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PHOTO DATA

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7907

Shooting Date

Jul 2009

Posted On

September 21, 2013

Modified On

January 8, 2024

Place

Kathmandu, Nepal

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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