Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s4.142
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s4.142
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v1.c17.s4.142
Funeral Ceremonies.—In the last rites for the dead, comparison will yield proofs of original similarity. The funeral ceremonies of Scandinavia have distinguished the national eras, and the ‘age of fire’ and ‘the age of hills,’⁴ designated the periods when the warrior was committed to mother earth or consumed on the pyre.