Pataan, Nepal - November 1986; Ghats- steps leading down to a body of water or river - are often used for ceremonial, ritual bathing or open air crema

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Pataan, Nepal - November 1986; Ghats- steps leading down to a body of water or river - are often used for ceremonial, ritual bathing or open air cremation in Nepal - often all at the same time. Not a pleasant scenhe for Western folk, to be sure, but accepted as an everyday part of the cycle of life and death throughout the Indian subcontinent.

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