mortuary
शवगृह
definition
noun
The funeral home and mortuary had been in our family for decades.
a funeral home or morgue.
adjective
mortuary rituals
of or relating to burial or tombs.
translation of 'mortuary'
लाशघर,
मुर्दाघर
noun
शवागार,
शवगृह,
लाश-घर
adjective
दफ़न का,
दफ़नाने का,
समाधिवाला
example
Recent surveys of these sites, as well as one archaeological test excavation, give insights into the skeletal biology and 'mortuary' practices of the individuals interred.
In conclusion, therefore, it is evident that the two major characteristics of the 'mortuary' rituals described in this article are merriment and licence, especially of a sexual nature, and ritual mourning.
One of the most compelling features of the pyramids, in addition to the architectural feat of just building them, was their 'mortuary' art.
Thus, it is possible that the habitation area tested in 1991 and the 'mortuary' area excavated in the 1960s were at least partly contemporaneous.
Those who work at the Department of Defense's only 'mortuary' in the continental United States see firsthand a grim reality of war.
The body was viewed by the district medical officer, who ordered its removal to San Fernando 'mortuary' .
One interpretation is that the cave became a focus for 'mortuary' rituals, including the defleshing of the dead.
The Ramesseum, a 'mortuary' temple, contains a sixty-six foot tall seated statue of the pharaoh.
The use of caves as 'mortuary' sites by prehistoric Native Americans was widespread in the karst region of southwest Virginia.
Ramesses III erected buildings at many sites throughout Egypt - the most famous edifice being the 'mortuary' temple, Medinet Habu, near the Valley of the Kings.
Particularly significant are the jet, amber and quartz items, valued as 'mortuary' goods from prehistoric times onwards for their electrostatic and refractive properties.
Burial monuments and other 'mortuary' rituals are often costly and elaborate.
The bodies keep coming to this 'mortuary' in the southern Indian city of Chennai.
The funeral home and 'mortuary' had been in our family for decades.
From here, the burial cortège, priests and visitors would pass through ceremonial halls onto a causeway that ascended the desert escarpment to the 'mortuary' temple, built against the east face of the pyramid.
Family members deliver these items through 'mortuary' rituals, especially those performed annually on the deceased's death anniversary.
However, this hypothesis has never been systematically tested using 'mortuary' data from sites representing this time period.
The Archaic tradition is subdivided into early, middle, and late stages based on variations in technology, 'mortuary' behavior, and subsistence.
So the evidence is certainly mounting that Neanderthals, at least on occasion and in some areas of Eurasia, practised a variety of 'mortuary' activities before and alongside burial.
We're not allowed to film coffins being offloaded at Dover Air Force Base, where the national 'mortuary' is.
Outbreaks of disease and changes in attitudes toward 'mortuary' customs are all reflected in the structure and organization of the Grafton cemetery.
A prehistoric bear shaman figurine was recovered from Ohio Hopewell 'mortuary' contexts at Newark, Licking County, Ohio.
Direct evidence for Mississippian 'mortuary' ceremonialism, however, has not been widely reported in the Central Illinois River valley.
More recent research on this topic proffered the notion that certain 'mortuary' districts, composed of mounds or cemeteries, functioned as trade fair locations.
Many of these vessels show signs of wear and repair, and, therefore, cannot have been made expressly for the 'mortuary' rite but were either owned by the deceased or given by the mourners.
He also co-owns a chain of 'mortuaries' , which kept him occupied in down years.
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