Kathmandu. General overlook of Pashupatinath Hindu Temple looking towards the crematoria

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Pashupatinath Hindu Temple is the main crematoria in Kathmandu. There are no cemeteries in Kathmandu. In accordance with Hindu and Buddhist custom the dead are to be cremated within the day they die. Once the cremation is complete, the remains of the funeral pyre are swept into the adjacent Bagmati Holy River. The temple is also home to several groups of Brahmin Holy men.

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Size: 6000px × 4500px
Location: Nepal, Kathmandu
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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