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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...
History of the Devadasi system ..... 6 Legend on the Devadasi system ..... 10 Devadasi System Worldwide ..... 11 Pan Indian Presence of Devadasi System ..... 12
Devadasi system is a religious practice in parts of southern India, whereby parents dedicate their daughter to marry a deity or a temple. The marriage usually occurs before the girl reaches puberty and requires the girl to become a prostitute for upper-caste community members. Such girls are known as Jogini or Devadasi.
Sep 14, 2023 · Muthulakshmi Reddy's relentless campaign against the Devadasi system, a practice of dedicating girls to temples, was successful.
The Devadasi’s consecration is deeply embedded both in the rural social structure and in religious beliefs and represents a form of dominance and social control of upper castes over lower ones. The chapter begins with an overview of the Devadasi system in the past and in the present.
