boys panning in the river for gold from teeth and jewellry, after the remains of funeral pyres are tipped into the river.

---

Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located on the banks of the Bagmati River Kathmandu, Nepal. The site is used for Hindu cremations. This shot shows boys panning in the river for gold from teeth and jewellry, after the remains of funeral pyres are tipped into the river.

---

Size: 5760px × 3840px
Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bagmati, boy, ceremony, child, contaminated, cremate, cremation, danger, dangerous, death, funeral, gold, hindu, holy, kathmandu, nepal, panning, pashupatinath, polluted, pollution, poor, poverty, pyre, recycle, recycling, religion, river, scavenge, scavengers, smoke, temple, unhealthy, wade, wading, water, wood