Which practice did religious reformers in India primarily challenge during the 19th century?

Widow remarriage

Child marriage

Sati (widow immolation)

Caste system

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C. Sati (widow immolation)

Reformers like Rammohun Roy campaigned against Sati, as it was a social evil harming women's rights.

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