Nepal earthquake victims cremated in ceremonies in Katmandu

Nepalese carry the body of a relative killed in the massive earthquake to the Pashupatinath temple, on the banks of Bagmati River, for cremation.

Nepalese carry the body of a relative killed in the massive earthquake to the Pashupatinath temple, on the banks of Bagmati River, for cremation.

(Manish Swarup / Associated Press)

April 27, 2015 4 PM PT

Hindu funeral pyres have been burning near the Bagmati River almost around the clock. But these solemn ceremonies represent only a fraction of the disaster’s victims.

Preparing for cremation

Nepalese currency is placed on an earthquake victim’s body during a cremation ceremony at Pashupatinath temple.

(Manish Swarup / Associated Press)

Mourning family

A Nepalese man consoles a friend during the cremation ceremony for a relative.

(Manish Swarup / Associated Press)

Lighting the pyre

A Hindu priest lights a funeral pyre on the banks of the Bagmati River.

(Manish Swarup / Associated Press)

Preparing the funeral pyre

Suresh, 16, watches as a priest prepares the funeral pyre for his younger brother Umesh, 13, who was killed in Saturday’s earthquake.

(Manish Swarup / Associated Press)

Losing a father

Monika Basnet, 15, holds her 10-year-old brother, Munal Basnet, as their father is cremated.

(Manish Swarup / Associated Press)

Cremating earthquake victims

A body has been prepared for cremation near the Bagmati River in Katmandu, Nepal.

(Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times)

Funeral pyres

Hindu funeral pyres burn along the Bagmati River in Katmandu, Nepal.

(Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times)

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