The Sati (Suttee) System of Suicide

Wife Committing Suicide

K.L.Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Wife Committing Suicide
Woman Commits Suicide on Funeral Pyre

Illustration based on a Maha-Sati sculpture (Hero-stone). Notice how she is being assisted and glorified by other women

The Suti Tradition
The Sati System

Pictures
You are hereMemorials Erected for Women Who Committed SatiDecorated Sati from a Hero-stone (Mahasati Stone)Bridal Makeup of a Woman Commiting Suicide
Sitas Trial by FireA Woman Goes SatiWoman being Paraded before SuicideA Memorial for a Brave Lady
Memorial to a Mahasati Hero-Stone Depicting Fierce BattleDecorated Idols of SatisA Mahasati Sculpture
Mahasati Stone at Jagadalabetta in Uttara Kannada

Kamat's Potpourri The Timeless Theater The Women of India The Sati (Suttee) System of Suicide Woman Commits Suicide on Funeral Pyre