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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.
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.
Jan 23, 2023 · 'Devadasis', an integral part of southern Indian culture for centuries. Devadasis are expected to live a life of religious devotion, forbidden from marrying other mortals, and forced at puberty...
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’.
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 19, 2023 · Sep 19, 2023. -- In India, the Devadasis were once revered as female artists dedicated to the worship and service of deities or temples. Their journey from respected temple dancers to stigmatized...
Aug 11, 2022 · The Devadasi system of Assam is studied from a gender perspective within a framework of intersectionality of religion, class, caste, gender and sexuality. This theoretical framework views religion through critical gender lens, seeing religion and gender not as variables but as ‘mutually constitutive social categories’.
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’.
Sep 1, 1993 · Devadasis, Part II. September 1, 1993 2,287 Leave a comment. Part I introduced the complex and severely misunderstood tradition of the devadasis, Hinduism's ritual temple artists. Four points were made: 1) the devadasi was highly trained in music and dance from girlhood; 2) at 16, she was ceremoniously "married" to a temple Deity and served as ...
Aug 23, 2021 · The devadasi community of south India are originators of a popular dance form called bharatanatyam . This paper explores several dimensions of this community including legal and social angles.
