He was in keeping with a centuries-old Hindu funeral tradition, but it's also the stuff of ecological nightmares for the Indian government.

This group, which contributes to making the borough the most ethnically diverse in New York City, has transplanted their funeral traditions and preference for cremation to the funeral industry here.

How does the study of funeral monuments across India offer insights into diverse religious practices and beliefs in the ...

Hindu Funeral Customs. Hindu funeral rites are deeply intertwined with the belief in reincarnation. ... Hindu tradition emphasizes a swift cremation, usually within 24 hours of death.

An Indian wedding and a Chinese funeral were held at the same time on a Malaysian street, showing mutual respect and unity.

Greg Young, founder of the Hindu Funeral Home, now the Asian Indian Funeral Service, hoped to tailor to the growing Hindu and Sikh community in New Jersey when he founded it 20 years ago.

Culturally, such a scenario is often fraught with tension as funerals are typically considered ominous, potentially casting a ...

Mutual respect, ethnic diversity triumph in Malaysian street as two very different ceremonies take place at exactly the same ...

"We start clicking photos from the moment the body is taken from the mortuary to the person's home." Bittu, who goes by only one name, has been running his photo studio in the southern Indian ...