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Are Hindus cremated

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Blayke

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Yes they are. They believe that it is the only way to release the atman (soul) from the body. Otherwise the atman will be trapped inside the dead body and will not be able to carry on in the circle of life and recarnate.

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