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Bihar News: You would have heard about a mock drill, rehearsal dance performance, or mock event ahead of some major event, but most likely in the first of its kind: a man from Bihar holds a mock funeral to check how much respect and affection people around him had for him.

In Konchi village, Guraru block of Gaya district, a 74-year-old Mohan Lal, a former Air Force soldier, stunned everyone by staging his own funeral ceremony while still alive. He went as far as arranging for people to take him to the crematorium on a decorated bier, complete with rituals and emotional background music.

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When hundreds of villagers joined a unique procession and reached a crematory ground, Mohan Lal got up from the pyre, shocking everyone. A symbolic effigy was burned as part of the last rites, and a mass feast was also organised.

Mohan Lal said he wanted to see who would attend his funeral. He said, "After death, people carry the bier, but I wanted to witness it myself and know how much respect and affection people give me."The incident has now gone viral on social media.

Mohan Lal is highly regarded for his social contributions, particularly for building a well-equipped crematorium in his village to ease the burden of funeral proceedings during the rainy season.

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He has been living without his wife, Jeevan Jyoti, for 14 years, who passed away. He has three children - two sons, Dr. Deepak Kumar and Vishw Prakash, and a daughter, Gudiya Kumari.