You May Want to Miss the Flight at this Airport-Themed Crematorium
Named ‘Antim Udan Moksha Airport’ the crematorium in Bardoli is quite literally the ‘one-way ticket’ to heaven.
A crematorium with mammoth replicas of airplanes with terminal gates and announcements has opened up in India.
Named 'Antim Udan Moksha Airport' or Last Flight to Salvation, the crematorium in Bardoli in the western state of Gujarat is quite literally the 'one-way ticket' to heaven.
The one-of-a-kind crematorium has two giant replicas of airplanes with five furnaces, out of which three are electric and two are traditional funeral pyres.
Somabhai Patel, the President of the crematorium, said: "The word crematorium is harsh. That is why, we have named this airport Antim Udan Moksha Airport.”
"Locals from 40 villages in Bardoli come here for the last rites of their loved ones and we make all the arrangements for them."
What's more interesting is that when mourners enter the funeral home, an announcement similar to the ones heard at airports guides them to the gate where they need to enter.
But the most unique feature of this crematorium is that the furnaces here have a special feature of making similar flight-like sound when the body is placed in it.
"We have tried our best to create an atmosphere that will soothe and console the grieved family members," Mr Patel added.
(With inputs from AP)
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