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An 82-year-old woman in India is 'fasting unto death' as part of an ancient religious tradition, NDTV reported today.
Badani Devi, a Jain from the city of Bikaner, has taken the vow to 'embrace death' by fasting - while only surviving on few spoons of water everyday for nearly two months.
Known as 'Santhara', the ancient Jain tradition of fasting unto death, the 82-year-old is among the couple of hundred who choose to end their lives every year. Despite her family's reluctance, Devi took the vow and have gathered around her bedside, chanting prayers as she continues her fast.
Santhara - also known as sallekhana - is a practice in the Jain faith in which a Jain gives up food and water with the intention of preparing for death. Those who take the vow of 'Santhara' are held in high esteem by the community. |
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