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Widow of a Brahmin committing suttee on her husband's funeral pyre, India, 1815.
Widow of a Brahmin committing suttee on her husband's funeral pyre, India, 1815. Despite attempts made from the 16th century to stop this practice, first by Indian Mohammedan emperors and then by the British, it lingered in Hindu communities until at least 1877.
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3935px × 2664px
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
Ann Ronan Pictures
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
BODY
Brahman
brahmin
concept
country
Cremation
CUSTOM
Death
Engraving
Female
Fire
Funeral
funeral pyre
Grief
Hindoostan
Hindu
Hinduism
india
INDIAN
LADY
LOCATION
Monochrome
Mourning
NINETEENTH CENTURY
People
Print Collector1
religion
Religious
SATI
Suicide
suttee
Wedding Scenes
Widow
Woman
Women