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		BubRoss on Oct 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player ... You do realize that floating a family member's body down the Ganges is considered a sacred ritual and that what you just said has nothing to do with mass deaths due to negligence right?

whoevercares on Oct 8, 2019 [–]

I admit I didn’t know about the ritual part, but just a little google show me this:

-https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unnao_dead_bodies_row

And many sources mention they did this just because they can’t afford proper cremation.

Another funny picture is Train with many people attached outside, not sure if that’s another convention or custom :)

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