Image of the king's mummy on its funeral bed flanked by the king's two souls, dedicated by Maya, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Cemetery Vigils, Day of the Dead, Tzintzuntzan, near Patzcuaro, Michoacan state, Mexico, North America

Funeral Mask Exhibit in The Gold Museum, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia, South America

Tea girl, aged 13, at funeral, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Alabaster likeness, tomb of Robert Lord Hungerford died 1459, Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Funeral of Bishop Mons. Luigi Martella in Depressa, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Tea girl, aged 13, at funeral, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

St. Maria Maddalena procession, Atrani, Amalfi coast, Campania, Italy, Europe

St. Maria Maddalena procession, Atrani, Amalfi coast, Campania, Italy, Europe

Funeral candles, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Palestinian funeral in a Nazareth Melkite church, Nazareth, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Cemetery of Puerto Williams, Navarino Island, Tierra del Fuego, Chile,South America

Mask, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of the Tomb of Pius XI, located within the Vatican Grottoes beneath St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Prayers for the deceased, Funeral ceremony in a Buddhist family, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Porters Carrying Items to Funeral, Tomb of Sennefer, TT96, Tombs of the Nobles, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hindu cremation, funeral pyre, Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

The body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lying in State at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, January 3, 2023, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Chapel of funeral hearses housing royal carraige, Wat Xieng Thong, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Road through Death Valley National Park, Funeral Mountains, California, United States of America, North America

Church at Grytviken where Shackleton's funeral was held, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Jade funeral suit, Western Han Dynasty, late 2nd century B.C., China, Asia

Nuba funeral dance, Garunda village, Sudan, Africa

Smoke from funeral pyres on the ghats on the left drifts across the bridge over the river Bagmati at Nepal's holiest Hindu pilgrimage site, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Illustration of suttee, suicide of an Indian wife on her husband's funeral pyre, illustration from the Itinerario of Jan Huygen van Linschoten, the 16th century Dutch traveller, India, Asia

Carrying a coffin, Paris, France, Europe

Tourists watch body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Body of dead Hindu woman carried in procession in street for funeral pyre cremation by the Ganges, Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Body burning on funeral pyre at Hindu cremation at Manikarnika crematorium Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Mourners with bodies for Hindu cremation at Harishchandra Ghat crematorium in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Body of dead Hindu carried in procession in street for funeral pyre cremation by the Ganges, Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Mourners with body for Hindu cremation at Harishchandra Ghat electric crematorium in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Funeral in the Sahara Desert in Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta

Tourists watch body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Body burning on funeral pyre at Hindu cremation at Manikarnika crematorium Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Muslims pray to the east during a funeral in the desert, Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, Africa

Mourner s arrive for the funeral of Princess Grace of Monaco in Monte Carlo

Buddhist monk takes part in religious ceremony at the Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China

Batak woman at funeral of important local woman near Tuk Tuk on Samosir Island, Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monks and worshippers take part in funeral ceremony at the Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China

Funeral procession, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)

Funeral ceremony for cremation, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Voodoo funeral anniversary in a village near Kara, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Priest's funeral in Lalibela, Wollo, Ethiopia, Africa

Cremation at funeral ceremony, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Musicians at cremation ceremony, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of Oseberg Funeral cart, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Funeral prayer flags at Kurjey Lhakhang temple built in 1652 by Mingyur Tenpu, Jakar, Bumthang, Chokor Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Young Toraja girl in traditional costume at funeral ceremony, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Celebes, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Funeral, Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

Funeral procession coming through one of the main gates to Wawel Castle and Cathedral, Krakow (Cracow), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Poland, Europe

Solar Funeral boat, thought to be at least 4000 years old, in its purpose built museum near the Pyramids, Giza, near Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Villagers gather for a funeral in the desert in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)

Women in procession for funeral ceremony, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Funeral, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Funeral tower, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Funeral ceremony, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mask and tower, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Funeral costume, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Procession for funeral ceremony, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Funeral procession, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Funeral mound next to church in village near Maradi, Sudan, Africa

Palestinian Muslim funeral, Nazareth, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Women in procession for funeral ceremony, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Palestinian funeral in a Nazareth Melkite church, Nazareth, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Funeral procession coming through one of the main gates to Wawel Castle and Cathedral, Krakow (Cracow), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Poland, Europe

Mask, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Heavenly money on fire during Pekin Street funeral, Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cremation ceremony, Ubud region, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Funeral tower, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cremation, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cremation, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional Toraja funeral, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Coffins at a funeral show, Paris, France, Europe

Church at Grytviken where Shackleton's funeral was held, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Funeral ceremony, Jogyesa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Funeral procession coming through one of the main gates to Wawel Castle and Cathedral, Krakow (Cracow), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Poland, Europe

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Family preparing a body for cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located on the banks of the Bagmati River Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A cremation ceremony at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Boys panning in the Bagmati River for gold from teeth and jewellery, after the remains of funeral pyres are tipped into the river, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Italy the funeral of pope john paul ii at the vatican in rome, 8th april 2005. Catholic nuns paying their respects

Boys panning in the Bagmati River for gold from teeth and jewellery, after the remains of funeral pyres are tipped into the river, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Vultures, drigung. bodies what we most attached to, says of monks. Thats offering ones body carries greatest merit. believe that should benefit other beings at every stage of ones life. After completion of powa ceremony, corpse is traditionally offered to great vultures lammergeiers that frequent charnel grounds. Vultures descend on flayed corpse. Offering bodies to birds is same as reciting mantras. It brings merit benefit to dead person as well as to family friends bring here. While cutting up corpse i to keep a pure compassionate mind. would feel if someone felt cutting up your body. -tomdenla. Tibet

Syria, West Desert, Bedouin Serving Tea To Guests In His Tent At A Funeral

Japan street performers, shinjuku, tokyo

India / religion - christian catholic funeral, kerala

A cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Italy the funeral of pope john paul ii at the vatican in rome, 8th april 2005. Poster featuring the pope

Japan - playground, tokyo

Italy the funeral of pope john paul ii at the vatican in rome, 8th april 2005. Catholic nuns paying their respects