The Sati (Suttee) System of Suicide

Memorials for Great Satis

© K.L.Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Memorials for Great Satis
Memorials Erected for Women Who Committed Sati

These stones are called Maha-Sati stones and can be found in several parts of India
See also:
Memorial Stone, Eye Witness Account of a Sati (19th Century), The Sati Practice - The Timeline

The Suti Tradition
The Sati System

Pictures
Woman Commits Suicide on Funeral PyreYou are hereDecorated 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 Memorials Erected for Women Who Committed Sati