Varanasi is also considered the holiest place on earth for Hindu cremation because the ... the giver of life, in a Hindu ceremony that takes place every night in Varanasi called aarti.

The most spectacular event was what our guide called the “Cremation of the Century.” More than 170 families had waited, some ...

Respecting their request, a social organisation in Khandwa took the responsibility of conducting his cremation with full Hindu rituals. The ceremony was carried out with all the traditional rites ...