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  2. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    According to Thapar, the introduction and growth of the practice of sati as a forced fire sacrifice is related to new Kshatriyas, who forged their own culture and took some rules "rather literally", [37] with a variant reading of the Veda turning the symbolic practice into the practice of pushing a widow and burning her with her husband. [33]

  3. Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 - Wikipedia

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    Source: [11] A regulation for declaring the practice of sati, or of burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus, illegal, and punishable by the criminal courts, passed by the governor-general in council on 4 December 1829, corresponding with the 20th Aughun 1236 Bengal era; the 23rd Aughun 1237 Fasli; the 21st Aughun 1237 Vilayati; the 8th Aughun 1886 Samavat; and the 6th Jamadi-us-Sani 1245 ...

  4. Superstition in India - Wikipedia

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    Sati is the act or custom of a Hindu widow burning herself or being burned to death on the funeral pyre of her husband. [15] After watching the Sati of his own sister-in-law, Ram Mohan Roy began campaigning for abolition of the practice in 1811. The practice of Sati was abolished by Governor General Lord William Bentinck in British India in ...

  5. List of Fire Force episodes - Wikipedia

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    Fire Force is an anime television series based on Atsushi Ohkubo's manga series of the same name. An anime series adaptation produced by David Production was announced in November 2018. [ 1 ] The series is directed by Yuki Yase, with Yamato Haijima handling the series' scripts, Hideyuki Morioka designing the characters and Kenichiro Suehiro ...

  6. Category:Fire Force episode lists - Wikipedia

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  7. Fire Force season 1 - Wikipedia

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    Fire Force is an anime series based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo.The series is animated by David Production and directed by Yuki Yase, with Yamato Haijima handling the series' scripts, Hideyuki Morioka designing the characters, and Kenichiro Suehiro composing the music.

  8. Sati (Hindu goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Sati is described to be very beautiful but the legends emphasize her penance and devotion, which won the heart of the ascetic Shiva. [24] [25] According to the legend, Sati left the luxuries of her father's palace and retired to a forest to devote herself to austerities of a hermetic life and the worship of Shiva. She was often tested by Shiva ...

  9. Roop Kanwar - Wikipedia

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    The villagers glorified this act (of sati) and started offering coconuts to her at place of death; this caused a shortage which raised a red flag to revenue officials. [ 7 ] Initial official records and eyewitness accounts provided by friends, family and villagers testify that Roop Kanwar's act of sati was a voluntary choice.