context1: Relatives assemble after a <strong>death</strong>, and the corpse is washed, oiled, and dressed in good clothing. <strong>Burial</strong> usually occurs in or near the deceased's house. Mourning periods and the number and form of sacrifices vary with the status of the deceased.
context2: According to current medical science, it is not possible for a human to survive for a period of ten months without food, water, and air. However, according to other sources the entire <strong>burial</strong> was 40 days long, which makes the feat more plausible. The Indian government has since made the act of voluntarily being buried alive illegal due to the unintended <strong>deaths</strong> of individuals attempting to recreate this feat.