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Dead Body Being Taken to Burn in Varanasi

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Uploaded by on Nov 9, 2007

Every once in a while you can see a corpse being taken to the Gange River to be burnt. It is said that whoever is burned in Varanasi goes directly to Nirvana.

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  • This is really disrespectful, you KNOW you aren't supposed to film something that sacred. If anyone in Varanasi knew what you did by filming and broadcasting this they would break your camera. You KNOW you did something wrong. Learn some respect for other peoples cultures before embarking on a 2 day trip to a place you know nothing about.

    In India there is no word for dead, you chud. That is someones family member! You would have to be living in your own world to think that was acceptable.

  • Please note that I did not purposely film this; I was filming the street outside my guesthouse when suddenly they passed by. This is something that you see every few minutes in varanasi. I have the utmost respect for he indian culture, which is why i didnt film the burning ceremonies in Varanasi. I was just sharing this art of the indian culture with the rest of the world, since most ppl never learn anything about it. Im sorry if that offended you.

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  • @gooduH786 It's the Hindu religion. They believe that it helps the soul escape the human body.

  • @jrvincent143 whats so sacred about bruning a dead body

  • @Sreekant2k can I ask you what you mean by 'people go to Varanasi to die generally''.. Why do they go there?

  • @OneManArmyExpert I'd laugh if you got AIDS, lol.

    Moron.

  • How in the heaven are people sitting inside the auto with a dead body on the roof ,oh gawd , i feel disgusting to go even at a place where dead body was placed. Now im curious to know abt shamshan ghat and stuff. And dont go by ma name ,im bhartiya , paras , shane bond's fan .

  • I thank the flm maker for showing this to us as deah in the hinu religion is sad at the early stages of a persons deathin the hindu religion butalso a person's death by knowing its going to nirvana into their next life I respect the ganges is a scared river ut surly its contains lot bactera and virues, without being disrapectful dont hindu followers worry about bein really ill? plz I don't mean to offend any1 in my last comment its just a general comment sorry if it offends any1

  • Yes there is a word in Hindi for dead you retard. It sounds like "muragay".

  • and if it flipped over with ur dead mother on it would u want other ppl to laugh? idiot

  • People go to Varanasi to die generally, so you will see loads of these sites. I think what he showed us was the liberty that god has given us. I am a proud Hindu. I want you to show me where it says you cannot film and broadcast. There is no such line in any of the vedas.

  • Thats a Man.

    Red=Woman

    Gold=Man

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