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pyre) Jump to: navigation, search An Ubud cremation ceremony in
2005      Traditionally, pyres are used for the cremation of the
deceased in the Hindu and Sikh religions, a practice which dates
back several thousands of years.[1] Funeral pyres were also used
in Viking culture, typically on floating boats, as well as by
the Romans.[2]    Funeral pyres were used by the Nazis to
cremate the bodies of 1,500,000+ Jews in Belzec, Sobibor and
Treblinka extermination camps, as opposed to the crematoria used
in other camps. Pyres have also been used to dispose of large
quantities of livestock in agriculture, particularly those
infected with disease.[2]  Environmental impact in India[edit]
A traditional Hindu funeral pyre takes six hours and burns
500–600 kilograms (1,102–1,323 pounds) of wood to burn a body
completely.[3] Every year fifty to sixty million trees are
burned during cremations in India, which results in about eight
million tonnes of carbon