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The Call of Yama
Go To: Articles & Table of Contents
Keywords: death, yama, yamadharma
 Self Immolation depicted in a Stone Sculpture Atma Bali (Sacrifice of the Soul) -- Sculpture from Andhra Pradesh |  |
 |  The Pinda Offerings |
Gifting of the Brahmins (brahmana puja) |  |
 | Feeding of the River As part of the Hindu last rites, a man feeds a river. |
Tonsuring of the Head A son shaves off his hair in mourning the death of his father. |  |
 | The Feeding of the River |
Mourners reading Kamat's old letters Kamat was a prolific letter writer. Most people who received his letters felt that they were worthy of preservation. |  |
 | Symbolic Re-burning of the Dead |
Funeral Rituals at a Waterfall The death rites are usually conducted outside the home, usually at the cremation ground or near a waterfall. |  |
 | The Pinda (Rice Ball) Offerings |
Man Weaving a Platform from Bamboo Strips Preparation of chatta -- a structure to carry the dead |  |
 | Journey of the Dead to Heaven Illustration based on art of pre-historic Indians |
Antyeshti Proceedings Body being readied for funeral pyre, Bombay Burning Ghat |  |
 | Hindu Death Rites Sacred place of Gokarn, 2006 |
Man Slicing his Throat with a Dagger Detail from a hero-stone, Gujarat |  |
