It is not clear where the bodies came from, but local media suggest they may be Covid-19 victims.
Victims of coronavirus are cremated on the banks of the Ganges river in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh
The discovery, near the border between the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, was confirmed to the BBC on Monday.
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