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13-Year-Old 'Knew Her Own Strength, Decided To Fast': Jain Leader
The 13-year-old Jain girl who undertook a lengthy fast and died two days after it ended was "well aware of the strength of her body," said the community's top leader in Hyderabad, claiming that "she fasted for eight days in 2014, 34 days in 2015 and 68 days this year."
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83-Year-Old Woman Opts For Ritual Suicide In West Bengal
83-year-old Sohini Devi Duggar, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the throat last year, has opted to undertake the Jain practice of Santhara - a fast unto death - in West Bengal.
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Why The Family of This 82-Year-Old Woman Does Not Mourn Her Death
Thousands of people lined up in Bikaner today for the funeral procession of 82-year-old Badani Devi.
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An 82-Year-Old Living on a Few Teaspoons of Water a Day
Badani Devi's weakness is self-induced, the result of her undertaking Santhara, the ancient Jain tradition of fasting unto death.
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13-Year-Old 'Knew Her Own Strength, Decided To Fast': Jain Leader
The 13-year-old Jain girl who undertook a lengthy fast and died two days after it ended was "well aware of the strength of her body," said the community's top leader in Hyderabad, claiming that "she fasted for eight days in 2014, 34 days in 2015 and 68 days this year."
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83-Year-Old Woman Opts For Ritual Suicide In West Bengal
83-year-old Sohini Devi Duggar, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the throat last year, has opted to undertake the Jain practice of Santhara - a fast unto death - in West Bengal.
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Why The Family of This 82-Year-Old Woman Does Not Mourn Her Death
Thousands of people lined up in Bikaner today for the funeral procession of 82-year-old Badani Devi.
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An 82-Year-Old Living on a Few Teaspoons of Water a Day
Badani Devi's weakness is self-induced, the result of her undertaking Santhara, the ancient Jain tradition of fasting unto death.
