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20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Men move the coffin into place before the cremation of a man from Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Men move the coffin into place before the cremation of a man from Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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