Funeral cleansing at Bhaktapur ghat in Nepal
by Christopher Byrd
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Funeral cleansing at Bhaktapur ghat in Nepal
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Christopher Byrd
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Photograph - Digital Image
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Prior to cremation on a funeral pyre, the funeral party gathers around the corpse at the edge of the holy Bagmati River. A young male relative scoops up holy water to sprinkle on the corpse. The corpse may also have already been anointed in a mixture of coloured powder and water.
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April 27th, 2015
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