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Mehrangarh Fort - Lohapol Gate - 15 Wives Sati Marks


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Rob Burvill17-May-2004 07:05
Upon the on death of Maharaja Man Singh in 1843, his 15 wives, first made their hand prints in vermillion then proceeded to committed Sati or self-immolation by throwing themselves on their dead husbands funeral pyre. The marks still attract devotional attention today.