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Hindus don't bury their dead. They cremate them. Now there are polluting aspects to cremation but it can be done better than burial using proper incineration eq
by pkaye 11y ago
Hindus don't bury their dead. They cremate them. Now there are polluting aspects to cremation but it can be done better than burial using proper incineration equipment. I have observed that such environmentally friendly cremation services are becoming more common in India even in smaller cities.
- kamaal 11y agoNot all Hindus cremate their dead. In fact a small minority do. In South India, burials are what you will see in nearly all the cases. Only a certain castes cremate. Everybody else buries and yes river burial too is not common. Lets talk of reckless dumping of human waste, industrial waste into rivers and lakes.
- pkaye 11y agoDo yo have any citations that only a small minority of Hindus cremate their dead?
- srean 11y agoAs a non-religious athiest hindu this is the first time I am hearing this, could you give some pointers. I would have expected it to go the other way (if at all), that is, only a small minority of hindu's do not cremate their dead.
- kamaal 11y agoIn South India, we very rarely cremate. Every village has a big "Rudrabhoomi". Cremation is a very upper caste thing.