kat (re Nepal and elsewhere): Yes, they do leave the body out for the elements to reclaim, but don't they do it in a respectful fashion, with a ceremony? What's so objectionable to me (and apparently to many others) in this case is that the owner or owners of the GA crematorium hid bodies, stored them in a disrespectful and unsanitary fashion, and lied that the ashes they were sending out were human remains when they were actually wood ashes and concrete dust, with the intention of deceiving people and making money for work that was never done.