(RNS) — Hindu advocates hope the new bill would better fit the spiritual needs of a community that largely cremates its dead. (RNS) — At the funeral of Nikunj Trivedi’s uncle a few years ago, the ...

In Hinduism, cremation is traditionally the most important part of the funeral rites. But many crematoriums have had to build makeshift funeral... Pandemic Complicates Hindu Cremation Funeral Rites In ...

The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American death rituals were transforming during the pandemic. My friend was Hindu, and while ...

Death is a shared commonality of the human condition, yet the rituals that attend it vary significantly across cultures and religions. The one commonality is that while the nature of death itself does ...

How do Hindu migrants in Australia maintain their traditional funeral customs? SBS Hindi spoke to Hindu priest Acharya Rami ...

Recently, this mysterious practice has gone viral on Quora and social media, sparking wonder and debate. Why 94? What does it mean?, Spirituality, Times Now ...

The thought of death alone is riddled with anxieties, especially pertaining to what happens after we die. Many people across the globe subscribe to some form of spiritual belief system to deal with ...

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