The cremation of a Burmese monk or pongyi, on a funeral pyre made of bamboo with a framework covered with gold paper and tinsel in the 19th century.

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The cremation of a Burmese monk or pongyi, on a funeral pyre made of bamboo with a framework covered with gold paper and tinsel in the 19th century. From Customs of The World, published circa 1913.

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