Santhara
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Rajasthan: 83-year-old Jain woman dies after 50 days of 'Santhara'
India | Sep 05, 2015, 11:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: 50 days after observing 'Santhara', an 83-year-old woman in Gangashahar of Bikaner in Rajasthan passed away today.According to family members of Badni Devi Daga, she breathed her last at 8am.This is first such
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After SC stay on 'Santhara', 83-year-old woman announces fast unto death
India | Sep 01, 2015, 10:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: After Supreme Court stayed the Rajasthan High Court order to ban practicing Santhara, a 83-year-old woman in Rajasthan announced to undertake the Jain custom.Badani Devi, a Jain woman from Bikaner, has been fasting
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Supreme Court stays Rajasthan HC ban on 'Santhara'
India | Aug 31, 2015, 04:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today stayed the Rajasthan High court ban on the Jain practice of Santhara, and issued notices to the Rajasthan government and centre to answer within four weeks why it had
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10 facts to know about Santhara - Jain practice of ending life voluntarily
India | Aug 27, 2015, 06:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Santhara, the centuries old Jain practise of facing death voluntarily was recently banned by the Rajasthan High Court, triggering widespread protests by the community.The devout Jains believe that Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankar, advised