Rajasthan villages face monsoon hardship as funeral processions struggle through water and mud roads

In Rajasthan’s Tonk district, a stark reality of lacking rural development unfolded as villagers of Lamya Junardar were forced to carry a funeral procession through waterlogged paths. The absence of a proper cremation ground meant the last rites for 72-year-old Hanuman Vaishnav were conducted under the open sky in a yard.