What is the practice of having a widow immolate herself in the funeral pyre of her husband called?

Suicide

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Sati

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Pati

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The correct option is B Sati
The practice of having a widow immolate herself in the funeral pyre of her husband called sati. This was still being practiced in the 19th century in Kerala.

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One of the social customs which was once prevalent, where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre is called __________.

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