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Noopur Kumari

Why People Perform Their Own Last Rites Here

In the sacred city of Gaya, where people come to perform rituals for their ancestors, there exists a temple that quietly challenges everything you believe about life and death. At the Mangala Gauri Temple, something unusual happens. Here, the living perform rituals meant for the dead. It sounds unsettling at first. But once you understand why, it begins to feel deeply powerful almost necessary.

A Ritual That Feels Like an Ending

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