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According to the Nepalese Hindu tradition, the dead body must be dipped three times into the Bagmati River before cremation, so that the reincarnation cycle may be ended. The chief mourner (usually the first son) who lights the funeral pyre must take a holy river-water bath immediately after cremation. Many relatives who join the funeral procession also take a bath in the Bagmati River or sprinkle the holy water on their bodies at the end of cremation. The Bagmati River purifies the people spiritually. The last slide is of an offering made in return for a blessing. These procedures are no longer carried out in full as you will see from these images.
Compared to western customs where the deceased is dealt with almost in the third person, this albeit very public, is an intimate and affectionate last farewell to (in this case) a mother and grandmother. If there is any awareness of what happens to your body after death, I would like my final disposition, to be handled by those I most love and care for, rather than a bunch of undertakers who I had never met in life.
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