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Practice in Hindu mythology
Mughal painting of Sita undergoing the agnipravesham.
Agnipravesham (
Sanskrit : अग्निप्रवेशम ,
romanized : Agnipraveśam ,
lit. 'Fiery entrance'),
[1] also called Agnipariksha (
Sanskrit : अग्निपरीक्षा ,
romanized : Agniparīkṣā ,
lit. 'fiery ordeal') is the mythical
[2] practice of
self-immolation described in
Hindu literature .
[3]
[4] It is primarily associated with the ordeal of
Sita in the
Ramayana , and is regarded to be a custom inspired by
Vedic tradition.
[5]
Legend
In the last book of the
Ramayana ,
Sita undergoes the agnipravesham to offer evidence of her virginity to her husband,
Rama , and the people of
Ayodhya , after suspicions are cast upon her virtue due to her abduction by
Ravana .
[6]
[7]
[8] She invokes
Agni , the god of fire, who rescues her, thereby testifying to her fidelity to Rama.
[9]
See also
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