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September
2001
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The
Hinduist ritual of Cremations -
Pashupatinath - Nepal
Photos
and words by Fabrizio Fiorenzano
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Almost
40 people every day and night are burned after the death. Three hours
for women and five hours for men. At the end, ashes will finish in the
holy river Bagmati. Women are not allowed to watch to the cremations,
because women represent the creation, and not the destruction.
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A
man covers with lotus flowers, the body of the girl. |
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The body of the girl is
on the platform and the cremation process will begin only upon the arrival
of the male relatives.
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A girl watches
from the other side of the river |
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The body of the
girl is on the platform and the cremation process will begin only upon the
arrival of the male relatives. |
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Other people
wait for the beginning of the cremation |
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Cremation is
a normal ritual in Nepal |
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An overview of
the Bagmati river and the smoke is coming up from the human bodies that
are burning on the platforms. |
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A body is burning
and a man pushes the feet into the fire |
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A body is burning
and the feet come out |
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A man cleans
the platform with a bucket of water. |
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After few hours
the body is destroyed and a man will throw away the ashes in the river. |
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