Photo 8 of 12. Having stoked the fire beneath the vestibule to the required heat conditions, the cremation of Guru Deva Rinpoche’s body commences. Cremation grounds outside of Ulan Bator in Mongolia. 13 April 2009. Photograph: C.Pleteshner

Photo 8 of 12. Having stoked the fire beneath the vestibule to the required heat conditions, the cremation of Guru Deva Rinpoche’s body commences. Cremation grounds outside of Ulan Bator in Mongolia. 13 April 2009. Photograph: C.Pleteshner

Photo 8 of 12. Having stoked the fire beneath the vestibule to the required heat conditions, the cremation of Guru Deva Rinpoche’s body commences. Cremation grounds outside of Ulan Bator in Mongolia. 13 April 2009. Photograph: C.Pleteshner

Photo 8 of 12. Having stoked the fire beneath the vestibule to the required heat conditions, the cremation of Guru Deva Rinpoche’s body commences. Cremation grounds outside of Ulan Bator in Mongolia. 13 April 2009. Photograph: C.Pleteshner