10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNERAL PYRE»
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funeral pyre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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It is placed on a special fire called a funeral pyre. If possible, the funeral pyre is
built on a ghat by one of the sacred rivers. A ghat is a special platform at the
bottom of steps leading to the river. If there is no running water, there is a
cremation ...
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The Alamo Remembered: Tejano Accounts and Perspectives
Indeed, as the accounts in this new collection demonstrate, their strongest allegiance was to their fellow San Antonians, with whom they shared a common history and a common plight as war raged in their hometown.
Timothy M. Matovina, 2013
The handprints, or sati marks, belonged to Maharaja Man Singh's widows, who,
in 1843, threw themselves upon his funeral pyre to be true to their vows. A
garland of flowers had been placed around the handprints, commemorating the ...
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The Alamo Reader: A Study in History
It will not be long before this spot and the one where the other funeral pyre was
built will be the sites of buildings for commercial purposes and the populace, in
all probability, will forget that either place was ever of such historical interest.
The new Abbot kept the dead body lying in state for several weeks, but still no
donor of the funeral pyre appeared. Although the dead body was carefully
embalmed, the villagers began to comment adversely on the long period of lime
during ...
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Becoming the Buddha: The Ritual of Image Consecration in ...
Crying "Sadhu, Sadhu . . . ," they carried the Buddha's body to the funeral pyre.
As they did so, crowds of people gathered around the pyre to worship the body of
the Lord Buddha. The Malla kings, Indra, Brahma, and Yama, lifted the golden ...
She had to jump alive onto the funeral pyre -and for ten thousand years that
continued. If some woman, was afraid - anybody would be afraid to jump alive
into a funeral pyre -then she was condemned as immoral. The husband's wish
was that ...
The funeral pyre was built by members of the opposite phratry, who gathered
yellow cedar logs for it, and who performed all the work: removing the body from
the house, placing it on the pyre, burning it, collecting the ashes and depositing ...
George Thornton Emmons, Frederica De Laguna, 1991
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Hindu manners, customs, and ceremonies
On the way to the funeral pyre three halts are made. Each time the mouth of the
dead person is opened, and a little raw and soaked rice is placed in it, so that
hunger and thirst may at the same time be satisfied. These halts, however, have a
...
Jean Antoine Dubois, 1906
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Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic
there on the funeral pyre — nobody else. It is only a question of time. Tomorrow
somebody else from among these people will be there on the funeral pyre; the
day after tomorrow somebody else will be — every day people are being brought
to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNERAL PYRE»
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funeral pyre is used in the context of the following news items.
The Powerful Valkyries as Icons of Female Force and Fear
... series of magical events ends with Brunhild aiding in the murder of Sigurd and then casting herself upon his funeral pyre to die with him. «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
Harish Khare
... “One should not be so much truthful that one is left with no friends; one needs at least four persons to carry one's body to the funeral pyre.”. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
Odisha Congress veteran Sriballav Panigrahi cremated
The funeral pyre was lit by his eldest son. Among others, senior district officials and political leaders were present at the funeral ground. «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
Five Short Hours With Berlioz's the Trojans in San Francisco
When Aeneas finally leaves Dido and departs to fulfill his destiny, she builds a funeral pyre of the gifts they gave one another. Standing atop it ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Maisie Williams on How Game of Thrones Treats Women and Her …
Time of death: Season 1, Episode 10. Means of execution: Burned alive on Drogo's funeral pyre by Daenerys Targaryen. Likelihood of return: 0 ... «TIME, Jul 15»
Life Along the Ganges, Where Burning Corpses is a Normal Sight for …
... drying towels and mats, and warming themselves up over the funeral pyre as corpses were gradually being charred beyond recognition. «RYOT, Jul 15»
Kin bid adieu as Parag's body returns home after 9 years
Jayprakash lit the funeral pyre. The family was unhappy with the time taken at Sion hospital, where Parag's autopsy was conducted on Tuesday ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Vyapam scam: Deceased college dean Sharma's viscera samples …
Tiwari claimed Sharma had wept at the funeral pyre of Sakalle, adding that the latter (Sakalle) had not committed suicide, as concluded by ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
Culture is internally consistent – Bakri Musa
... "honour killing" of the Pashtuns and the self-immolation suttee where a widowed Indian would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre. «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
Lalit Modi Circus leaves town - Lutyens Media Schizophrenia shifts …
Tiwari claimed Sharma had wept at the funeral pyre of Sakalle, claiming the latter had not committed suicide, as concluded by police after ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
