Bagmati River Kathmandu Nepal

The importance of the holy Bagmati river lies in the fact that Hindus are cremated on the banks of this holy river, and Kirants are buried in the hills by its side.
According to the Nepalese Hindu tradition, the dead body must be dipped three times into the Bagmati river before cremation. The chief mourner (usually the first son) who lights the funeral pyre must take a holy river-water bath immediately after cremation.
Many relatives who join the funeral procession also take bath in the Bagmati River or sprinkle the holy water on their bodies at the end of cremation.
Bagmati River is thus considered purifying the people spiritually and physically.

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