1. By and large, Hindus adopt "Cremation", i.e. burning at some specified place.
2. Hindus believe that the dead body is like a piece of cloth or dress which has been given up; that dead body is not going to be revived. It has to be disposed of in a manner which has following ingredients:
(a) Respect.
(b) Hygienic principles of life.
(c) Socially acceptable and beneficial system.
3. Keeping these principles in view, Hindus give ceremonial bath (cleaning) to the dead body, wrap the body in clean cloth or dress, put garlands and sprinkle scents and respectfully take the body to the cremation ground in the company of relatives and friends.
4. At the cremation ground, some ceremonies are performed with the help of professional family priests and the body is respectfully placed on the fire place.
5. Those who have been to the cremation ground are advised to take bath and change their clothes before getting back to normal work.
6. Ashes (bones) are respectfully collected from the cremation place after 3 days and immersed in holy places at suitable times, with appropriate respect.
7. There are ceremonies for 12 to 13 days, Garud Puran Path, Sapindi, Pind Dan, Kriya Shiv Puja, Narayan Bali for the peaceful journey of the departed soul and with chanting of God's Names and singing of holy songs to create an atmosphere of soft and soothing adjustment of family members and friends to the new situation with loss of their close relative/friend.