The funeral was held for Venerable Beop Jeong, one of the most renowned Zen Buddhist monks, who had his writings published for more than thirty years. Over 15,000 people attended his cr...
Colorful costumes bring joy to participants and celebrants alike during the annual Royal Floating Lantern (Loi Kratong) parade, a Brahman festival honoring the gods Shiva, Vishnu, and B...
Colorful costumes bring joy to participants and celebrants alike during the annual Royal Floating Lantern (Loi Kratong) parade, a Brahman festival honoring the gods Shiva, Vishnu, and B...
Thousands of Poles visited cemeteries during the All Saints' weekend. For many it is a day of tribute for their ancestors, while others, including florists and lantern makers, prof...
Martef Theatre for youth perform “The Strength to Tell” honoring holocaust survivors who found strength to testify against Eichmann, learning to rebuild their lives, looking to the futu...
A couple of tourists kissing during a Hindu Royal Cremation Ceremony. The royal cremation is held by Puri Ubud of the Ubud Kingdom to cremate one of the family members. Indonesia. 18th...
Tributes and tokens of love keep flowing in from Amy Winehouse fans outside her home in Camden Square, where the iconic British singer-songwriter died on 23 July at the age of 27. Londo...
Ramdev addresses his supporters. Police would later enter the enclosure where the protesters were camping for the night and detain Ramdev. Delhi, India. 5 June 2011
Hundreds of minority Christians protested in Nepal's capital on Wednesday, demanding the government provide them with designated burial grounds. Kathmandu, Nepal. 23/03/2011
Nepal's former prime minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai was cremated with state honours at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday evening. His nephew Pramod Bhattarai lit the funeral pyre on ...
Hindu people cremate dead body at Pashupati Arya Ghat in Pashupatinath Temple, the biggest Hindu Temple of Lord Shiva in Nepal. The body, is publicly burned until the ashes are pushed ...
A boy searches for gold at Pashupatinath Arya Ghat in Bagmati River where the remaining of Hindu cremation is mixed. During some Hindu cremations the jewellery on the dead body is left ...
Emotions run high as Tibetans protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the final day of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's official visit to India. New Delhi, India. 17/12/2010
Sambathvichea Keo, desperately jumped from the Diamond Bridge last Monday evening to escape the deadly crush in which he found himself caught. He died in the jump. Ugly scenes as fighti...
Billed as the Largest Royal Cremation in Bali took place in Peliatan, Ubud when the late heir to the throne of Peliatan, Ida Dwagung were cremated in an extravagant ceremony even by Bal...
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