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    A shmashana (Sanskrit: श्मशान, romanized: śmaśāna) is a Hindu crematory ground, where dead bodies are brought to be burnt on a pyre. It is usually located...
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    Shmashana Adhipati is a name given to a deity either male or female and also together as a consort, who rules Shmashana, cremation ground. The Shamashana...
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  • across the spectrum of Hindu society. The cremation ground is called Shmashana (in Sanskrit), and traditionally it is located near a river, if not on...
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    Citipati (Sanskrit: चितिपति), Chitipati or Shmashana Adhipati is a protector deity or dharmapala in Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism of the Himalayas...
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    religious rites (i.e. ritual bathing or ablutions); there are also specific "shmashana" or "cremation" ghats where bodies are cremated waterside, allowing ashes...
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    peace and ascent to heaven are as follows. The cremation ground is called Shmashana (in Sanskrit) or "Shoshan" in Bengali, and it is located near a river...
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    arrest on 12 April 2017. He was cremated on the next day at Bhadbhada Shmashana, in Bhopal. The story of his life and the rise of Dainik Bhaskar Group...
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    "shoshur")( meaning "father in law"), 'শ্ম' as in শ্মশান (written as "shmashāna" but pronounced with the ম 'm' silent, i.e., as "shôshān")( meaning "crematorium")...
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    v t e Death in Hinduism Goal Moksha Svarga Rituals Antyesti: Shmashana and Cremation ghats Burial in Hinduism Ngaben Pinda Post-Antyesti rituals: Niravapanjali...
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    entrusted him with the responsibility of overseeing the cremation ground (shmashana). Dom originally hails from the hilly tract of Visakhapatnam in Andhra...
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