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3 days ago · Despite being officially banned in India, as per the The Karnataka Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedication) Act 1982, the Devadasi system persists in certain rural areas in North Karnataka. Although the traditional practice of dedicating girls to temples has reduced, exploitation in the name of this system continues in more covert and complex forms.
1 day ago · Before the early 14th-century rise of the Vijayanagara Empire, the Hindu states of the Deccan – the Yadava Empire of Devagiri, the Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal, and the Pandyan Empire of Madurai – were repeatedly raided and attacked by Muslims from the north.
2 days ago · The Devadasi tradition women practiced their arts in a religious context. [135] Young Devadasi women were trained in the arts of music, theater, and dance, and their lives revolved around Hindu temples. In south India, some of these women were courtesans, while others chaste. [135]
4 days ago · According to Inguva Kartikeya Sarma, the dynasty's name is derived from the words sata ("sharpened", "nimble" or "swift") and vahana ("vehicle"); the expression thus means "one who rides a nimble horse". [ 11 ] Another theory connects their name to the earlier Satiyaputa dynasty.
2 days ago · Protesters demand end to Devadasi system, pension release, inclusion of cemetery workers in MGNREGA, and support for Dalit community.
2 days ago · Devadasi system. Mr. Swamy stressed the need for taking up awareness programmes in rural parts to eradicate the Devadasi system, a practice under which girls are dedicated to temples.
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6 days ago · The term “Devadasi” originally described a Hindu religious practice in which girls were “married” to a deity. In addition to taking care of the temple, they learned and practiced Bharatanatyam and other classical Indian arts traditions, and enjoyed a high social status.
