Indore: A three-year-old girl named Viyana Jain—battling a brain tumour— passed away after her parents initiated her into the Jain religious practice of fasting unto death in Madhya Pradesh's Indore.

Indore: The centuries-old Jain ritual of 'Santhara', which involves voluntarily fasting until death as a form of spiritual purification, has gained attention following the death of a three-year-old ...