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[[File:Cremation of buddha and worship of relics 03.JPG|thumbnail|left|250px350px|Cremation shown from Gandhara from the 2nd century CE.]]
Cremation is one of the most common forms of death rituals. For eastern cultures, including Indo-Aryan derived groups, cremation has long been practice for the departed. More recently, cremation has also emerged as a way to conserve space and was used to prevent the spread of disease in crowded countries such as in the UK. There are both scientific and spiritual reasons for its emergence.
