{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"VedKaBhed.Com","provider_url":"https:\/\/vedkabhed.com","title":"Sati Pratha: The Burning of Widows - VedKaBhed.Com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Z8WXoNSKEF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vedkabhed.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/01\/sati-pratha-the-burning-of-widows\/\">Sati Pratha: The Burning of Widows<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/vedkabhed.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/01\/sati-pratha-the-burning-of-widows\/embed\/#?secret=Z8WXoNSKEF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sati Pratha: The Burning of Widows&#8221; &#8212; VedKaBhed.Com\" data-secret=\"Z8WXoNSKEF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/vedkabhed.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/vedkabhed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img_6995871aeee53.png","thumbnail_width":627,"thumbnail_height":418,"description":". . Written by Sulaiman Razvi . Sati Pratha refers to the Hindu custom in which a widow ascends her husband\u2019s funeral pyre and ends her life. The precise historical origins of the practice remain uncertain. The term \u201cSati\u201d itself is commonly associated with Sati, the wife of Shiva, whose story later became symbolically connected &hellip;"}