The Sati (Suttee) System of Suicide

Depiction of a Sati in a Hero-stone

© K.L.Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Depiction of a Sati in a Hero-stone
Bridal Makeup of a Woman Commiting Suicide

Notice the lemon in her right hand and mirror in the left. Illustration based on a Hero-stone

The Suti Tradition
The Sati System

Pictures
Woman Commits Suicide on Funeral PyreMemorials Erected for Women Who Committed SatiDecorated Sati from a Hero-stone (Mahasati Stone)You are here
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

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