Sati widow handprints at Jodhpur fort

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In 1843 the widows of Maharaja Man Singh threw themselves on his funeral pyre - an act called sati traditionally practiced in the Hindu religion. These hand prints are the marks left by these women before throwing themselves to their deaths.

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Size: 5100px × 3405px
Location: Meherangarh, Jodhpur Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Photo credit: © Cathy Topping / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: devotion, gate, hindi, hindu, historical, history, india, iron, jodhpur, lohapol, maharaja, meherangarh, sati, singh, stone, widows