[Sharon]

There is an area known as Pashupatinath, along the Bagmati River, where the holiest Hindu temple in the valley is located. Families have traditionally taken their dead to the river to be cremated and then buried in the forest near the temple, which is owned by the Pashupati Area Development Trust. The burial ground in the forest has been used for years by not only Dasnami Hindus but also minority sects of Hinduism (such as the Kirat ethnic group, whose members bury rather than cremate their dead), Muslims, Baha'i, and Christians, all minority religions in Nepal. There are no other officially recognized sites for burials in the Kathmandu Valley for these religious groups.

The Trust decided that having graves of non-Hindus on their sacred ground was offensive to Hindu sentiment, and began denying permission for burials. A Kirat and Christian were turned away from the grounds when families arrived to conduct their burial service. The bodies were not allowed to be interred.

The second image with the unburnt legs is unreal! There are quite a few limbs protruding in picture one also.

[GODREKR]

I was just reading about this and almost posted it as well. You beat me to it.

[elizajane]

good post and info sharon....

[Sharon]

Originally Posted by GØÐRËKR ↗

I was just reading about this and almost posted it as well. You beat me to it.

That's cos we both like cremation

I get threads ready to post then see someone has just beat me to it, so annoying

Hey, if you've more info or pics, fire them into here

[GODREKR]

Ok, but I've got quite a few!

[collaredgirl65]

Imagine the smell.

[mudbutton]

WTF do they do with the leftovers?

[skullsoup432]

Originally Posted by mudbutton ↗

WTF do they do with the leftovers?

Same as the rest of us do with leftovers.

Put them in the refrigerator so there is something to snack on the next day.

[Cumulonimbus]

Very cool info and pics

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by Sharon. ↗

There is an area known as Pashupatinath, along the Bagmati River, where the holiest Hindu temple in the valley is located. Families have traditionally taken their dead to the river to be cremated and then buried in the forest near the temple, which is owned by the Pashupati Area Development Trust. The burial ground in the forest has been used for years by not only Dasnami Hindus but also minority sects of Hinduism (such as the Kirat ethnic group, whose members bury rather than cremate their dead), Muslims, Baha'i, and Christians, all minority religions in Nepal. There are no other officially recognized sites for burials in the Kathmandu Valley for these religious groups.

The Trust decided that having graves of non-Hindus on their sacred ground was offensive to Hindu sentiment, and began denying permission for burials. A Kirat and Christian were turned away from the grounds when families arrived to conduct their burial service. The bodies were not allowed to be interred.

The second image with the unburnt legs is unreal! There are quite a few limbs protruding in picture one also.

That boy had some skinny legs. Maybe they think he can walk if they don't burn the legs. Just a thought!