The Ganges River in India is a final resting place for the ashes of loved ones. For those who can't make the journey, a river in Florida has become a substitute for the funeral tradition.

Veteran actor Sanjay Khan's wife, Zarine Khan, passed away on Friday. Her funeral became the talk of the town because the family performed cremation according to Hindu traditions. Many netizens ...

(RNS) — Hindu advocates hope the new bill would better fit the spiritual needs of a community that largely cremates its dead. (RNS) — At the funeral of Nikunj Trivedi’s uncle a few years ago, the ...

If any examination of American religions writ large (or Virginia Tech's religions writ small) it would be easy, though a serious oversight, to look over the Eastern traditions that inform the ...