SAYREVILLE, N.J. _ When Sejal Vyas’ mother died suddenly last year, her family wanted a traditional Hindu funeral with sacraments like incense and kindling, but her father also had a special request.

A centuries-old Hindu cremation ground in Khanewal, once an important site for the last rites of the region's Hindu community ...

Shane O'Connor, the teenage son of Irish musician Sinéad O'Connor, had penned plans for his own funeral before tragically taking his own life last week. Sinéad O'Connor said on Twitter that her son, ...

With the death toll from the virus continuing to climb, Church leaders have authorized cremations even though the burial practice is viewed locally as a Hindu custom, not a Christian one. A funeral ...

In November 2025, Sanjay Khan's wife, Zayed Khan, and Sussanne Khan's mother, Zarine Katrak, passed away. She was a Parsi married to a Muslim, but her funeral was done as per the Hindu ritual.

FOUR Indian NGOs in Melaka held a peaceful rally and submitted a memorandum to the state government, urging for a proper place to carry out Hindu funeral rites, Makkal Osai reported. Social activist ...