Hindus pay last respects at a mass cremation of 15 school girls on the banks of the river Orsang in Bamroli in the Indian state of Gujarat, April 16, 2008.
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Hindus pay last respects at a mass cremation of 15 school girls on the banks of the river Orsang in Bamroli in the Indian state of Gujarat, April 16, 2008.
Friends and relatives of slain Indian police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who was killed during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, light a funeral pyre at a cremation ground in New Delhi.
Mohan Chand Sharma —
Friends and relatives of slain Indian police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who was killed during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, light a funeral pyre at a cremation ground in New Delhi.
Jeet Bahadur Singh (left) watches his wife's cremation at the Panchavati Amar Dham crematorium in Nashik on August 28, 2003. She was killed in a stampede.
Jeet Bahadur Singh —
Jeet Bahadur Singh (left) watches his wife's cremation at the Panchavati Amar Dham crematorium in Nashik on August 28, 2003. She was killed in a stampede.
Relatives of Tejal Kamolkar, a member of cabin crew killed when an Air India Express plane crashed in 2010, at her cremation on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Tejal Kamolkar —
Relatives of Tejal Kamolkar, a member of cabin crew killed when an Air India Express plane crashed in 2010, at her cremation on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Anshul Garg, director of Mokshda, next to the group's "Green Cremation System." The NGO says its system reduces greenhouse gas emissions from burning wood by up to 60%.
Anshul Garg —
Anshul Garg, director of Mokshda, next to the group's "Green Cremation System." The NGO says its system reduces greenhouse gas emissions from burning wood by up to 60%.
A Mokshda cremation system in Hoshangabad in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It uses around 200 kilograms of wood versus about 600 kilograms needed for a traditional pyre.
Hoshangabad —
A Mokshda cremation system in Hoshangabad in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It uses around 200 kilograms of wood versus about 600 kilograms needed for a traditional pyre.
Late Indian premier, Rajiv Gandhi, at his mother Indira Gandhi's cremation, near New Delhi on November 3, 1984.
Rajiv Gandhi —
Late Indian premier, Rajiv Gandhi, at his mother Indira Gandhi's cremation, near New Delhi on November 3, 1984.
A soldier covers his face with a mask as he stands before a cremation fire in Mahahashtra state on October 02, 1993.
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A soldier covers his face with a mask as he stands before a cremation fire in Mahahashtra state on October 02, 1993.
Last rites performed at the cremation of Mumbai terror squad chief Hemant Karkare in November 2008. He was killed during the terror attacks in the city.
Hemant Karkare —
Last rites performed at the cremation of Mumbai terror squad chief Hemant Karkare in November 2008. He was killed during the terror attacks in the city.