Bagmati River Bank Nepal
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Bikem Ekberzade / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5120 x 3413 px | 43.3 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
28 March 2008Location:
Bagmati River Bank, Kathmandu, NepalMore information:
Hindus are cremated on the banks of Bagmati river. According to the Nepalese Hindu tradition, the dead body must be dipped three times into the Bagmati river before cremation. The chief mourner (usually the first son) who lights the funeral pyre must take a holy river-water bath immediately after cremation. Many relatives who join the funeral procession also take bath in the Bagmati River or sprinkle the holy water on their bodies at the end of cremation. Bagmati River is considered purifying the people spiritually and physically.