Fire on the Ganges Life Among the Dead In Banaras By Radhika Iyengar Format:Hardcover Product ID: 12675568

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Fire on the Ganges Life Among the Dead In Banaras By Radhika Iyengar Format:Hardcover Product ID: 12675568Fire on the Ganges Life Among the Dead In Banaras By Radhika Iyengar Product Description: Banaras, Uttar Pradesh. A place where life and death co exist in the most unimaginable way. The Doms are a Dalit sub caste in Banaras designated by tradition to perform the Hindu rite of cremation. They have ownership of the sacred fire without which, it is believed, the Hindu soul will not achieve liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. Despite this, the