Main mourner lights cremation pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, India

The main mourner, dressed in white, lights the pyre during the cremation of his father on Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, India, in January 2004.

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Asia Cremation Pyre Death Rite Fire Hinduism Horizontal India Large Group of People Manikarnika Ghat Religion Uttar Pradesh Varanasi corpse cremation dead body event events funeral mourning social society