An Ubud cremation ceremony in 2005.

A pyre is a structure, usually a mound of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon the pyre which is then set on fire. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x1280, 438 KB) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ubud ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x1280, 438 KB) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ubud ... Mother and child in the Ubud Monkey Forest Statue of a Komodo Dragon in the Ubud Monkey Forest Ubud is a town in central Bali, Indonesia, considered the arts and culture center of the island. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ... For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). ...

Traditionally, pyres are used for the cremation of the deceased in Hinduism. In England, the coffin is placed on an unlit pyre; however, in India, the pyre is lit. Pyres are uncommon in the Western world in modern times and have been replaced by the idea of indoor cremation in a crematorium. In a Viking funeral, the pyre was built on a ship. Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For people named Coffin, see Coffin (surname). ... The term Western world, the West or the Occident (Latin occidens -sunset, -west, as distinct from the Orient) [1] can have multiple meanings dependent on its context (e. ... Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ship burial. ...

See also

• Sati

// Ceremony of Burning a Hindu Widow with the Body of her Late Husband, from Pictorial History of China and India, 1851. ...

External link

• Ancient Roman funeral pyres

Trivia

In the pop song 'Light me fire' by the Doors, there is a reference to a funeral pyre in the second couplet :

The time to hesitate is through. No time to wallow in the mire. Try now we can only lose. And our love become a funeral pyre. Come on baby, light my fire. Come on baby, light my fire. Try to set the night on fire, yeah.

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