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4 unusual facts about Sati


Ambaji

The Centre of Cosmic Power of India and it is the original holy place of Mata Ambaji, where the piece of the heart of the dead body of Devi Sati fell at the top of this holy hill of Gabbar as per the legend narrated in the "Tantra Chudamani".

Sati' al-Husri

In 1900, he graduated from the Royal Academy, and worked as a schoolteacher in Yanina in Epirus, then part of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire.

Tripura Sundari Temple

It is an important incident in Shaivism resulting in the emergence of Shree Parvati in the place of Sati Devi and making Shiva a grihastashrami (house holder) leading to the origin of Ganapathy and Subrahmanya.

These are places that are believes to have enshrined with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered throughout Aryavartha in sorrow.


Aouda

The popular Spanish animated adaptation, Around the World with Willy Fog compromises on this detail by having Fog invite Aouda, here named Princess Romy, to change out of the dark-coloured funeral sari she was forced to wear for her sati and into a lighter-coloured one which she wears for remainder of the voyage.

Blessing in Disguise

Sengsara Membawa Nikmat (English: Blessing in Disguise), a 1929 Indonesian novel by Tulis Sutan Sati

Himangshu Dutta

Almost all renowned singers of that time like Haripada Roy, Umapada Bhattacharyya, Sati Devi, Kanak Das, Saila Devi, Sabitri Ghosh, Kanak Das, Tarapada Chakraborty, Suprava Sarkar, Supriti Ghosh, Jaganmay Mitra etc. recorded “Himangshu Dutta-er Gaan”.

Itkohwa

It is a very old village; the very precise history is yet to be found out for this place but as per the common belief it was a sati-asthal earlier, but during Raja Ram Mohan Roy-led reforms and initiatives of Lord William Bentinck it was completely abolished.

Kamal Kumar Majumdar

The movies such as Neem Annapurna directed by Buddhadev Dasgupta, Antarjali Jatra by Gautam Ghosh, Sati by Aparna Sen and Tahader Katha by Buddhadev Dasgupta were based on the novels and stories written by Majumdar.

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga

Shakti Peethas are shrines that are believes to have enshrined with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it.

Parvatibai

She died in Pune due to pneumonia and was treated as Sati of Sadashivrao Bhau after her death.

Sambad Kaumudi

Sambad Kaumudi regularly editorialised against Sati, denouncing it as barbaric and un-Hindu.

Sati Savitri

Sati Savitri is a Telugu film released in the year 1978 directed by B. A. Subba Rao under the banner of Lalitha Siva Jyothi studios.

Suleiman Khan

In 1343 Hasan Kucek was murdered and a rivalry broke out for the succession between Sati Beg's son Surgan, Yagi Basti and Malek Asraf.

The Oath of the Vayuputras

In the epilogue, Shiva retires to Mount Kailash where he lives the rest of his days peacefully, though missing Sati every day.

The Secret of the Nagas

Shiva and Sati travel to Kashi, where a community of Brangas inhabit, in order to get more information on the Nagas.


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