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the sati of ramabai , wife of madhavrao peshwa 18 november 1772 theur 1750 the sati of ramabai.jpg ramabai
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ramabai

ramabai was wife of madhavrao peshwa i .
her father 's name was shivaji ballal joshi from solapur .
she was married to madhavrao i on 9 december 1753 in pune .
her father died on 1767 , so she had gone to nashik to console her mother .
she accompanied madhavrao i during karnataka expedition in 1766 -- 67 .
she had gone for pilgrimage to shrivadhan , harihareshwar many times .
she had gone to harihareshwar in 1772 when madhavrao was very serious .
she always kept fast for madhavro .
she had no children .
she was very spiritual woman .
she never intervene in social & political matters .
she was very religious & faithful .
on 18 november 1772 , madhavrao died at the temple premises of chintamani , theur .
thousands of citizens visited the site and paid their last respects to the great leader .
his wife ramabai was also mentally prepared for his death ; she performed sati during his cremation on the same date .
madhavrao was cremated on the banks of the river which was about half a mile from the temple .
a small memorial carved out of stone rests today at this place as a reminder of this great leader and his loving wife .
`` and the plains of panipat were not more fatal to the maratha empire than the early end of this excellent prince ... '' - grant duff .
