Photographer Danish Siddiqui/Reuters captures the horror and the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic at a cremation ground in New Delhi.
The Burning Pyre
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Relatives stand next to a burning pyre, April 22, 2021.
The Last Rites
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A man prepares a funeral pyre, April 22, 2021.
How Can We Forget?
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Burning funeral pyres, April 22, 2021.
Death, Be Not Proud
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A mass cremation, April 22, 2021.
You Will Never Be Forgotten
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Relatives prepare to cremate a COVID-19 victim, April 22, 2021.
The Shroud of Death
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An aerial view of the crematorium ground, April 22, 2021.
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