- jewellery.
After becoming Devadasis, the
women would spend their time
learning religious rites,
rituals and dances.
Devadasis were
expected to live a life...
- The
Bombay Devadasis Protection Act, 1934 The
Bombay Devadasis Protection Act, 1934.
Abuse of
Lower Castes in
South India: The
Institution of
Devadasi...
- The
Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act (also
called the
Tamil Nadu
Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act or the
Madras Devadasi Act) is a...
-
Devadasi is a 1999
Indian Malayalam-language film,
directed by Biju Varkey,
starring Nishanth Sagar and Jeneesha. It was
released on 12
September 1999...
-
British officials presented "nautch girls" of
north India (Kathak) and "
devadasis" of
south India (Bharatanatyam) as
evidence of "harlots,
debased erotic...
-
become the
Devadasi in
times where the
Devadasis were
commonly ****ociated with prostitution, is
forced to
serve men, who
approach Devadasis with superstitious...
-
alladhu madhi pettra minor (lit.
Devadasis' web of
deceit or the
minor grown wise)
which exposed the
plight of the
Devadasis.[citation needed] Originally...
-
carrying honorific and high connotations.
Inscriptional evidences indicates devadasis to have been
independent professionals who enjo****
property (made large...
-
Indian Carnatic singer,
cultural activist, scholar, and
devadasi. A
descendant of
devadasis, she was also a
patron of the arts and a historian. Nagarathnamma...
- Likewise,
Devadasis served in
temples and in all
villages rough stones planted on the
borders and they say that
these two (employing
devadasis and the planting...
