Immolation
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Immolation, from Latin immolare, "to sacrifice", originally "to sprinkle with sacrificial meal" (see mola salsa), in modern English since the 16th century may refer to:
- Fire sacrifice Goddess Sati, consort of Shiva leaves Her body by self immolation at the fire sacrifice performed by her father Dhaksha Prajapati, son of Brahma.
- Holocaust (sacrifice), a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire
- Cremation, the use of high-temperature burning, vaporization, and oxidation to reduce dead animal bodies
- Self-immolation suicide by immolation, notably as an extreme form of protest
- Sati (practice) a Hindu funeral custom involving self-immolation
- Jauhar voluntary death (on a funeral pyre), of the non-fighters of defeated Rajput communities to avoid capture
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- Immolation (band) is a death metal band from Yonkers, New York
- Dance Dance Immolation, an interactive performance piece using a modified Dance Dance Revolution
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