2015年3月25日星期三

Monument, memorial, grave yard and how to celebrate life and death in New Delhi

 As we all know, India is centuried country. For that, I will illustrate some typical spots and structures.
India Gate 
http://www.delhitourism.gov.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/india_gate.jsp



Qutab Minar:

http://www.delhitourism.gov.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/qutab_minar.jsp

Red Fort: 

Lotus temple:



Raj Ghat and associated memorials






Graveyard: 

Lodi Gardens


Celebrate life after death: India is a religionary country. In the view of Hindu religion, death is another way to live. There are different customs in different religions in India, so I will take Cremation for example.

In the Indian cremation, there are about 5 steps.
  1. The fire deity, Agni, was invoked to carry the departing soul to the realm of Yama, the god of death.
  2. In the case of a priest his sacrificial implements were burned along with his body.
  3. Prayers were recited to various deities in order to transfer the departing soul to the world of the pitrs.
  4. A cow or goat, known as an anustarani, was burned along with the body of the deceased.
  5. In the case of a deceased husband, the wife would lay on the funeral pyre along side the body of her husband. Before the fire was lighted, she would be asked to rise from the side of her husband’s body and rejoin the living.




Celebrate newborn: