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For a long time, Death and Death rites have been one of the areas where anthropologists are focused and provide a meaning of the rites. These rites and rituals are considered a landmark of the studied culture. These landmarks have been examined through a lens of 'liminality.' Turner defines the state as a middle stage where the departure from the previous stage is not yet completed. Hindu Society believes in 'Birth' and 'Rebirth', and the cycle of these is believed to be stopped by the achievement of 'Moksha' or salvation. The bank of a sacred river is believed to be an important place for achieving salvation. Certain death rituals on the bank of the Ganges can be analyzed through the lens of liminality, which usually was adjusted during Covid-19. The fundamental question pertains to the whole discourse: " Can a similar liminal departure be identified with the adjusted ritual or not?" "How can a passage to 'profane to sacred' or 'salvation' be identified?" The present research tries to answer these two questions. Fieldwork carried out in May-August 2021 at the Bhojpuri-speaking villages of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India forms the base of the present research article. The field narratives collected during the study are analyzed through the anthropological concept of 'liminality.'