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The entrance gate of Swargadwara is visible along the busy Marine Drive area in Puri, where traffic and pedestrians move near the historic Hindu cremation ground. Groups of men are gathered around a cremation platform while traditional Hindu funeral rites are being performed. A body wrapped in a white cloth is being prepared according to customary rituals before cremation. Nearby, a funeral pyre is burning as relatives and attendants stand quietly observing the final rites. Swargadwara is regarded as one of the most significant cremation grounds in Hindu tradition and is closely associated with religious beliefs connected to death, liberation, and the soul’s journey after life. In Hindu philosophy, the soul, or Atman, is considered eternal and believed to continue beyond physical death, wi
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