Sriranagapattana, through which the river Cauvery flows, is where my parents’, brother’s and other ancestors’ ashes were dispersed. Since I do not believe in any religious practices performed for the departed, we have created our own ritual of visiting the Cauvery in Srirangapattana every year to remember them. I made this video on one such visit. There are pots of ashes beneath the surface of the water. My shadow hovers above, and will be gone anytime. The river of life flows on, submerging all traces of the individual in its wake.