Amy Toensing

Personal Projects: Widows of India

The body of Chapla Sundari, a 95-year-old widow who died in her sleep at Amar Bari ashram, is prepared for cremation. Another widow from the ashram tosses dirt as a blessing onto her body before men carry her down to the holy river to be cremated. As a holy city, anything, including dirt is considered holy by the Hindu religion.
The body of Chapla Sundari, a 95-year-old widow who died in her sleep at Amar Bari ashram, is prepared for cremation. Another widow from the ashram tosses dirt as a blessing onto her body before men carry her down to the holy river to be cremated. As a holy city, anything, including dirt is considered holy by the Hindu religion.