"From afar I could smell the smoke of the dead burning body. It smelled like burnt hair. So I covered my nose trying to get closer to see the ritual behind the smoke now clouding the area, I smell the smoke of burning wood mixed with the odor of burnt flesh." -mywanderlust

After an hour of preparation they brought out a body wrapped in linen and lying on what amounted to a bamboo ladder borne by four Hari Krishna’s who lifted the body up on to the pile of wood, covered it with grasses and then, with very little additional ceremony, they lit the pyre.

The Pashupatinath Temple is a sacred Hindu temple located on the banks of the Bagmati River 5 kilometres north-east of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

It is considered one of the sacred temples of Hindu faith. Listed as a UNESCO Heritage Site, the temple serves as the seat of the national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

The Heritage complex of Pashupati is full of beautiful ancient and medieval architecture. Amazing shrines are built everywhere around the area.

Within the temple ground, it is normal to see several Sadhus covered in a plain piece of clothing with white powder spread all over their body.

In Hindu tradition, the dead are cremated on the banks of the holy Bagmati River. It is the ultimate wish of a Hindu to be cremated along the river bank. The body must be dipped into the river three times before cremation.

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