There is no mention of cremation in the Bible but when someone dies, the soul leaves and the body remains with no value. Pandit Trivedi from SSDS temple says Hindus do not believe in the bodily resurrection and the reuniting of each soul with its physical body. “Cremation is done to confine the physical remains and respectfully and graciously return them to the five elements of which fire is one of them,” Khalsa said. Cremation begins at the mortuary, where a family requests and pays for a notice for cremation. Maina said the few bones left and the ashes are then taken to the mortuary for collection by relatives in urns.

Source: The Star May 25, 2019 03:05 UTC