The Sati (Suttee) System of Suicide

A Three Paneled Sati Stone

© K.L.Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
A Three Paneled Sati Stone
Hero-Stone Depicting Fierce Battle

Three panel hero-stone from Uttara Kannada. Notice the fallen hero in the middle panel, and how carrying of the wife in a palanquin.

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)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 You are hereDecorated 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 Hero-Stone Depicting Fierce Battle