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Balinese Cremations
A cremation day is characterized more by fun and laughter than mourning. The community is helping to achieve their sacred duty: liberating the soul of the departed and freeing them to reincarnate. In Bali’s unique form of Hinduism, the body is only a shell—the vessel of the soul. After death, the soul lingers near the body until being liberated by fire. Through cremation, the soul is released to be reborn.