According to Hindu beliefs, until the deceased’s ... Human ashes are collected on the third, seventh, and ninth day after death. These ashes must be immersed in the river within 10 days.

Simran meets Hemang, a Hindu priest, on a boat in the River Soar in Leicester. He tells her that as our bodies are mostly water, Hindus scatter the ashes in a river after death. He helps the ...

A stampede near the Sangam Ghat before dawn killed at least 30 people and left 60 injured, with the death toll expected to rise further. The Maha Kumbh is a Hindu religious festival that is held ...

In Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, the two-day Masaan, or crematorium, Holi along the banks of the Ganges river attracts thousands ...