Ganges River Cremation
In Varanasi, India, mourners carry wrapped corpses and place them on steps as part of Hindu funeral rites. Shot shows mourners washing a body in the Ganges River near another man who bathes. Various shots show the building and lighting of a funeral pyre.
| Identifier | CLIP-15949 |
| Duration | 3 min, 1 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | 1950's |
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