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A dead body wrapped in white cloth

A dead body wrapped in white cloth

A dead body wrapped in white cloth is being laid by the relatives and the doms on Manikarnika ghat for the cremation. The doms are allowed to touch a member of an upper caste only when he is dead.
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Keywords:Doms, Doms, Doms, Untouchables, Varanasi, death, funeral, hindu, pyres
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