Head of close relative is shaved before creamation starts in Varanasi, India

The head of a close male relative of the deceased is shaved before the cremations starts at Manikarnika Ghat, the main cremation site of Varanasi, India

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Asia India Life Cycle Ritual Manikarnika Ghat Men Rite de Passage Rite of Passage Shaving Uttar Pradesh Varanasi cremation death death ritual funeral mourning shaved head two persons