The top of a tomb in the Shree Santosh Giri Dashnami Akhada cemetery, with a symbolic impression of Vishnu's footprints; Walkeshwar, Mumbai, India
In the cemetery, the saints of the (Hindu) Goswami or Gosain community are buried in an upright sitting position. Hindu saints are buried instead of cremated like ordinary laymen. The cemetery is located near Banganga Tank, a sacred Hindu spot.
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