Cremation

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is virtually the only accepted way in Hinduism of disposing of the bodies of deceased persons, described or at least mentioned in even the earliest parts of the Vedas. It is undoubtedly of IE origin. Early archaeological evidence of burials may be ascribed to indigenous, pre-Āryan, strata.

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