Well,our Fathers body has been brought here- where "it" will be burnt. The doors are not open yet. It is quite a dreadful place.I guess many bodies have already gone in there by now.
This is the priest. He was the main man in guiding my family in all the rituals.
My eldest brother was very sorrowful..always looked at our father in a very "feeling" way.
My youngest brother. I was more sad looking at my 2 brothers,sister,brother -in-law and my mother than anything else. 
And now for the final send off. There were lots of shouts .."Om Shanti..Om Shanti..Om Shanti...
My sisters eldest son- Mr. Appu paying his last respects.On the farther side is my father's elder brother's son- Mr. Visvanathan. The last I saw him was about 30 to 40 years ago. 
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Leave me now my friends,leave me and depart with silent feet,
As the silence invites me into this lonely exit
Leave me to God and disperse slowly
Go home and you will find there...old time memories
Which even death cannot remove from you and me
Leave me in peace- for what you see here -
Is beyond rational explanation,logic or meaning.
I take my leave now from thyself-into the unseen yonder
I am returning to where I came from.
To Rejoin the Hurrying Silent Wind.
Soul of Mr. Ganapathy -Original by Master Vijay-
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