Sati, a Hindu interment tradition, now very rare and a serious illegal act in India, in which the dead man’s widow would throw herself on her husband’s funeral pyre in order to entrust suicide.
Basically the custom of Sati was supposed to be a voluntary Hindu act in which the woman voluntary decides to end her life with her husband after his death. But there were many incidences in which the women were forced to commit Sati, sometimes even dragged against her wish to the lighted pyre.
It is frequently stated that a widow could expect little of life after her husband’s death, especially if she was childless.
Even though Sati is considered an Indian custom or a Hindu custom it was not practiced all over India by all Hindus but only among certain communities of India.
Some are taken from: listvrse.com
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