Over 80% of people in Britain choose to be cremated rather than buried after death and the scattering of a loved one's ashes is a ritual that's increasingly familiar to many of us.

The small Adelaide beach also known as Harishchandra Ghat ... good that we can do this in Australia." Traditionally, scattering ashes onto flowing water is done soon after cremation.

A local council in South Australia has designated a beach site for the Hindu community to perform rituals, including the scattering of ashes in flowing water. Credit: Getty/Supplied by Snowden ...