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Sati Anusuiya
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Sati Ansuya temple is dedicated to a woman called Anusuya, who lived during Lord Rama's time. In more recent times, sati was a rite where by a widow immolated herself on the pyre of her dead husband. This practice was legally abolished by Lord William Bentick in 1829, and is now a criminal offense. Literally speaking, sati is an exemplary woman. Sati Anusuya was completely loyal, faithful and dedicated to her husband, the great sage, Atri. Nonetheless, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, (Creator, Preserver and Destroyer of the Universe) themselves were greatly attracted by her divine charms. This enraged Anusuya to such an extent that she transformed them into infants.
