HINDUISM: DEATH
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Hero stone, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. LL33.	Corpse being taken in procession in the street on to the pyre, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. LAK31.	Sati stone, Vijayanagar, Karnataka. LAD37
Hero stone, Mercara (Madikeri), Karnataka. LAD32.	Foot prints and snake as a memorial, Vijayanagar, Karnataka. LAD31.	Hero stone, Mercara (Madikeri) Karnataka. LAD33.
Sati (suttee) stone, Mercara (Madikeri), Karnataka. LAD34.	Hero stone, with 2 satis, worshipped. Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. LZ32.	Sati stone, Vijayanagar, Karnataka. LAD38.
Hero stone, Vijayanagar, Karnataka. LAE18.	Hindu "cemetary" with memorial stones, . LAE12.	Corpse being taken in procession in the street on to the pyre, Kanchipuram.LH04.
Corpse being taken in procession in the street on to the pyre, Kanchipuram.LAK29.	Funeral rituals performed by the eldest son (he collects the fire from the home to light the pyre), New Delhi. LP25.	Corpse being taken in procession in the street on to the pyre, Kanchipuram.LH03.
The funeral prcession is preceeded by musicians with very long and thin trumpets, Kanchipuram. LH02.	Corpse being taken in procession in the street on to the pyre, Kanchipuram.LAK30.	Hero stone, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. LL32.
Memorial to Shankaracharya Kanchipuram, Tamil nadu. LAD42.	Hero stone, Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh. LBF48.	Girls worshipping a hero stone, Kanchipuram. LZ49.
Village guardian (hero). LAE08 More "guardian" memorial shrines	Snake-stones after worship. Photo ref: LAD48. More memorial snake-stones	Sanctum of a saint of the Jogi Mutt. 6AA25 More memorial shrines
Snakes guarding the entrance of a memorial temple, Vijayanagar. LAD35	Coiled snake around footprints in a memorial temple, Vijayanagar. LAD36	HINDU RITUALS AND FESTIVALS Memorial temples ALL THEMES ON HINDU TEMPLES

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