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In India, a devadasi is a female artist who is dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. [2] [3] The dedication takes place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony.
Devadasi is a name given to a girl ‘dedicated’ to a deity in a temple for worship and service of the deity for the rest of her life. This was prominent in southern and parts of western India. The dedication of the girl takes place in a ceremony similar to marriage and is called ‘pottukattu’.
Dec 18, 2022 · The Devadasi system that is hindu religious ritual offers prepubescent females to gods for marriage. When Devadasis reach adolescence, they are ceremonially compelled to perform sexual duty as servants decreed by the deities.
May 3, 2016 · The term ‘ devadasi’ literally means “female slave to god”. At present, the devadasi system is mainly prevalent in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra and it is widely prevalent among the ‘Beriya’ and ‘Nat’ communities.
Jun 3, 2024 · Devadasi, member of a community of women who dedicate themselves to the service of the patron god of the great temples in eastern and southern India. The order appears to date from the 9th and 10th centuries. Members of the order attended the god by fanning the central image, honouring it with.
Sep 18, 2023 · During the reign of the Chola Empire, the Devadasi system thrived. The Chola dynasty actively supported these temple dancers, maintaining a considerable number of Devadasis, their gurus, and...
Oct 5, 2018 · Despite being outlawed for over 30 years, the Devadasi system continues to enslave Dalit girls into forced marriage and prostitution. The Devadasi system is a Hindu religious practice which offers prepubescent girls in marriage to deities.
Sep 14, 2023 · Muthulakshmi Reddy's relentless campaign against the Devadasi system, a practice of dedicating girls to temples, was successful.
It also examines the Devadasi system of Assam as a complex cultural practice rooted in religion, and organically linked to economy, society and even political power, through the lens of gender and within a framework of intersectionality of religion, class, caste, gender and sexuality.
This chapter explores the origin and growth of the Devadasi system and highlights the present status of Devadasis in Indian society. The term Devadasi is a Sanskrit word, which literally translates to ‘female slave of God’.
