Woman performs last rites of husband in Uttar Pradesh - India - NEWS - The Times of India

• Woman performs last rites of husband in Uttar Pradesh - India - NEWS - The Times of India

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  • Nearly 1,500 residents of a village in Uttar Pradesh

    

    stood by a woman, who in a rare departure from traditional Hindu custom, performed the last rites of her husband.
    
    Mangri, 55, conducted the last rites, which is still a taboo for women, in the Bhagwatpur village in Kushinagar district, some 300 km from this state capital, Friday.
  • "When we were thinking about who would perform Nanhe's last rites as there was no male member in his family, Mangri came forward and expressed her desire to carry out the last rites," said Suresh Baiswar, a primary school teacher in the village.
  • The residents of Bhagwatpur village even raised funds for the last rites.