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    In india, people buried the dead by laying them down in a wooden base and sometimes throwing them into a river and setting the base on fire. The sati practice was only applied when a man died and his wife was still alive. The best known form of SATI Is when a woman burns to death on her husband's funeral. Other forms of sati exist, including being buried alive with the husband's corpse and drowning.

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    In india, people buried the dead by laying them down in a wooden base and sometimes throwing them into a river and setting the base on fire. The sati practice was only applied when a man died and his wife was still alive. The best known form of SATI Is when a woman burns to death on her husband's funeral. Other forms of sati exist, including being buried alive with the husband's corpse and drowning.

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    Sati

    (ritual-practice)
    Hinduism

    Terminology
    The term Sati is derived from the
    original name of the goddess Sati,
    who self-immolated because she was
    unable to bear her fathers
    humiliation of her living husband
    Shiva.

    In india, people buried (and still bury in some communities)


    the dead by laying them down in a wooden base and sometimes
    throwing them into a river and setting
    the base on fire.
    The sati practice was only applied
    when a man died and his wife was still alive.

    SATI
    Is an obsolete Indian funeral custom where a widow immolated
    herself on her husband's pyre,
    or committed suicide in another
    fashion shortly after her husband's
    Death.

    The best known form of sati is when a woman


    burns to death on her husband's funeral.
    However other forms of sati exist, including
    being buried alive with the husband's corpse
    and drowning.

    When a woman refused to throw


    herself to the burning boat to die
    with her husband, either her family or
    her husbands family threw her to the
    river to avoid humiliation and gain
    pride among the community

    Bibliography
    HEaphy, Linda.. (2010). Life in india: The practice of sati. 3 nov. 2010, de . Sitio
    web: http://www.kashgar.com.au/articles/life-in-india-the-practice-of-satior-widow-burning

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