Lonely last rites

Imtiyaz khan , Anadolu Agency, India
NEW DELHI, INDIA - JUNE 12: Family members pay their respects to a relative who died from coronavirus before the body enters a furnace for cremation at the Nigambodh Ghat crematorium, in Delhi, India, June 12, 2020. Last rites are very important in the Hindu Religion but because of the pandemic, the last time this person’s relatives saw the face of the deceased was when he was taken to the hospital and upon his passing away they had to cremate the packed body according to government protocol.

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