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Antyesti in Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.
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antyesti: hindu funeral

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Antyesti in Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.
Antyesti, hindu funeral in Pashupatinath temple of Kathmandu in Nepal. The body of the dead is in the water for purification and milk is spread in.

hindu funeral  in Pashupatinath temple of Kathmandu in Nepal. The body of the dead is in the water for purification and milk is spread in. Antyesti or Hindu funeral rites, sometimes referred as Antim Sanskar, is an important Sanskara, sacrament of Hindu society. Extensive texts of such rites are available, particularly in the Garuda Purana. There is wide inconsistency in theory and practice, and the procedures differ from place to place. Further, these rites also differ depending on the caste,  social group, and the status of the deceased person.

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interior courtyard in indian house in mandawa rajasthan
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indian house in Mandawa

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interior courtyard in indian house in mandawa rajasthan
Mandawa’s house in India, interior courtyard,with women. Decorations on the walls and colonnade

Indian house in Mandawa, state of Rajathan. Interior courtyard with women preparing food. Decorations on the walls of this typical historic house of marchant class.

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picture of India: indian workers
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indian workers in cotton factory

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picture of India: indian workers
indian workers in a cotton factory. One worker is carrying a great ball of cotton on his head taken from a cotton pile behinh him

India. Workers in a cotton factory in Rajasthan. The working condition in India is always the same of many years ago and all is made using men and not machines.

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indian men sitting in a street outside a shop
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indian men sitting

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indian men sitting in a street outside a shop
indian men in Rajasthan. Clos-up sitting on a street dressed in typical rajasthani clothes

Indian men sitting outside a shop in Rajasthan. They are dressed in typical rajasthani clothes.

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two walking women in street in town center with people and shops
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walking women in Bikaner

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two walking women in street in town center with people and shops
two walking indian women in a street dressed with sari and a child, shot from behind in town center with shops and people on bikes

Center town in Bikaner, India, state of Rajasthan. Walking people and shops. Two walking women dressed with sari close-up.

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fishing in India Indian women collecting fish on the beach in Tamil Nadu
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fishing in India

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fishing in India Indian women collecting fish on the beach in Tamil Nadu
fishing scene in India: women with baskets on a beach of Indian ocean in southern India in Tamil Nadu.

Women with baskets on a beach of Indian ocean in southern India in Tamil Nadu. The man are coming back from fishing in the afternoon. Many women come from the near village with their baskets carried on their head.

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animist cemetery in tana toraja indonesia entrance with skulls
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tana toraja animist cemetery

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animist cemetery in tana toraja indonesia entrance with skulls
TanaToraja hill with animist cemetry in southern Soulawesi. Human skulls at entrance.

Tana Toraja hill in Soulawesi island, Indonesia. Entrance of cemetery. Human skulls near entrance. The coffins with bodies are in caverns. The funeral is celebrated even after years from the death. People collect for years money for a great cerimony, where sacrificed animals are eaten during days. In this manner the dead soul reach the level of half god. The more are the animals sacrificed, the higher is the level reached by the dead soul.

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gopurams of indian temples with the golden light of the sunset
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india landscape with golden gopurams

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gopurams of indian temples with the golden light of the sunset
sunset light makes golden like gopurams on a lake in southern India

View of golden gopurams of a Hindu teple of southern India in a lake, at sunset light.

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indian landscape in Rajasthan of pond with water lilies, buffalos and temple
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landscape of India near Jaipur

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indian landscape in Rajasthan of pond with water lilies, buffalos and temple
Landscape of India near Jaipur in Rajsthan during the dry season. Buffalos in a pond covered with water lilies. The image of Aravalli hills is reflected in the water.Sunset view with water reflections and a small temple

Landscape of India, pond with wter lilies and buffalos at sunset.

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indian woman at the doorway wearing a violet sari watching outside
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Indian woman at the doorway

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indian woman at the doorway wearing a violet sari watching outside
an indian young woman at the doorway is looking outside. Her house is in Mandawa. She wears a colored sari and covers her face with it.

Indian young woman at the doorway is watching people in the street covering her face with her sari. She is of a marchant family of Mandawa, Indian town of Rajasthan. This town was rich in the past and the houses are finely decorated, however many of them abandoned and ruined.

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