Monuments of Sutteeism in the Kangra Valley. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of stone sati memorials under a tree in the Kangra valley, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Sati or the custom of a widow immolating herself on her husband’s funeral pyre was practiced by some Hindus, particularly the Rajputs. Sati slabs were placed in memory of the women who committed ...
Kangra. Monuments of sutteeism. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Bourne 511' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View of a group of sati memorial stones beneath a tree at Kangra, with figures posed on the wall surrounding the base of the trees.