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TopicHindu death rituals

Topic: Hindu death rituals

New book explores cultural perspectives on death rites across India’s major faiths

ThePrint Team -
Published by HarperCollins India, ‘The Final Farewell' by Minakshi Dewan will be released on 21 December on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Cremating, dunking, burying—how the Hindu understanding of death transformed over time

Devdutt Pattanaik -
In 'Garuda Purana', Devdutt Pattanaik delves into Hindu ideas of death, rebirth, and immmortality.

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