Across cultures, religions, and beliefs, death and funerals have their own meaning and connotations. The Christians and ...

Current British law forbids cremation anywhere but in a crematorium ... which supports Ghai's case. It says ancient Hindu rites stipulate that the body be cremated by means of a wood-fueled ...

Varanasi is also considered the holiest place on earth for Hindu cremation because the ... the giver of life, in a Hindu ceremony that takes place every night in Varanasi called aarti.

Traditionally, scattering ashes onto flowing water is done soon after cremation ... of Vishva Hindu Parishad South Australia and has been the lead advocate for a dedicated water ceremony site.