File:Varanasi, India, Ghats, Cremation ceremony in progress.jpg

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English: In Shivaism creation and destruction are part of a single whole. Pale blue smoke rises into the air from this sacred site where those lucky enough to die in the city of Varanasi or have their bodies transported there for burning on the banks of the Ganges are receiving their last rites. Ganges, Varanasi, India.
Русский: Кремация в Варанаси, Индия.
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Cremation in progress, Ganges, Varanasi.

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