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INDIAN BURIAL CUSTOM
THE BODY OF THE CECEASED IS CREMATED WITH SANDALWOOD.
THE ASHES ARE COLLECTED THE NEXT DAY AND THE FUNERAL
RITES ARE CONDUCTED BY THE ELDEST SON--AT WHICH WOMEN
ARE NOT ALLOWED. THE ASHES ARE THEN DEPOSITED IN
ANY RIVER, GENERALLY THE GANGES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; INDIA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-29-1968