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Bhattiani Sati Rani Temple

¤ A Fascinating Tale of A Sati - (Widow's Self-Immolation)

A few steps away from the fort lies a temple dedicated to a Bhatti princess who performed sati – but with a difference. The anecdote behind the incident reveals the pride Rajput women felt at the time of becoming a sati (a widow self-immolating on her husband’s funeral pyre) till as late as the last century. Apparently the princess’s husband and his younger brother had gone out to battle when a messenger arrived with his headgear signaling his death. As she prepared for sati, the body was brought back which turned out to be of the younger sibling. The princess decided to proceed with the act nevertheless as sacrificing her life for her dewar, (husband’s younger brother) would make her into a mahasati (great sati).

While this may seem bizarre to the modern reader, the glorification of the barbaric custom of sati was part and parcel of Rajasthani culture and this was an extreme example of it. Testimonial tablets with the handprints of satis can be seen throughout the state. The guards of the shrine are Muslim Manganiyars (wandering minstrels) who sing songs extolling the princess’s virtues and light a ceremonial lamp before the tablets.