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Devadasi. 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.
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.
Dec 18, 2022 · Devadasi translates to "Servant of God." These ladies are devoted to God and are regarded as God's wives, hence they are not allowed to marry any "mortal." The history of Devadasi culture may be traced back to the 7th century, mainly in southern India during the Chola, Chera, and Pandya dynasties.
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.
Jan 23, 2023 · Karnataka. '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...
Sep 18, 2023 · ·. Sep 18, 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...
Dec 22, 2014 · The Devadasi tradition (which transformed into religious prostitution) was outlawed in the Indian Prohibition of Dedication Act in 1982, yet lower caste women and even men are forced to become dedicated mainly to the goddess Yellamma.
Sep 1, 1993 · Devadasis, Part II. September 1, 1993 2,268 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 ...
The term Devadasi is a Sanskrit word, which literally translates to ‘female slave of God’. In contemporary times, for various sociohistorical reasons, the Devadasi tradition appears to have lost its status and is equated synonymously with prostitution and slavery in India.
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’.
