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	Chittaurgarh city of Rajasthan - India
		Legend has it, that he saw her face in the reflection of a mirror and was struck by her mesmerising beauty.
		This fortified settlement has been ravaged thrice and each time the outcome was ‘Jauhar’-when women and children immolated themselves on a huge funeral pyre while men donned in saffron robes of martyrdom rode out of the fort towards a certain death.
		The indomitable pride of Chittaur, the fort is a massive structure with many gateways built by the later Maurya rulers in 7th century A.D. Perched on a height of 180 m.
	www.bharatheritage.in /rajasthan/chittaurgarh.htm (1594 words)

	Hindutva Series : Hindu History - Rajput Resistance to the Muslim Aggression of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On hearing of this decision, Padmini decided that with their men-folk going into the unequal struggle with the Sultan's army in which they were sure to perish, the women of Chittor had either to commit suicides or face dishonour at the hands of the victorious enemy.
		After this phyrrhic victory the Sultan's troops entered the fort only to be confronted with ashes and burnt bones of the women whose honour they were going to violate to satisfy their lust.
		These women who committed Jauhar (Johar) had to perish but their memory has been kept alive till today by bards and songs which glorify their act which was right in those days and circumstances.
	www.hindutva.org /landrajput.html (4719 words)

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