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1Devadasi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 4 Citations 'The rise of Chola empire in the 6th century AD coincided with the decline of Buddhism and Jainism in South India. According to certain researchers, former Buddhist nuns were forced to perform temple service as atonement for their previous heretic views. Similarly queens and princesses of defeated kings were forced to join the temple service to erase their identity.'
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Letter from India: Serving the Goddess: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker 1 Citation "For the very poor, and the very pious, the devadasi system can still be seen as providing a way out of poverty while gaining access to the blessings of the gods, the two things that the most impoverished crave.", delicious.com
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Serving the Goddess: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker 1 Citation The dangerous life of a sacred sex worker. The devadasi system is centuries old, and the women once enjoyed lives of great privilege., delicious.com
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Jackie Dewe Mathews - Documentary Photographer and Photo 1 Citation
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Tirupati to become holy sex capital 1 Citation It?s over 25 years since the centuries old tradition of devadasis- or temple prostitutes ? was outlawed in India. And yet anti- slavery campaigners estimate that there are at least 25,000 devadasis in the southern state of Karnataka ? formerly Mysore ? alone. Kati Whitaker went to Karnataka to meet some of the women who?ve been ritually dedicated to the temple, and considers the challenges they face.New Delhi: The tourism industry has earned $12 billion as foreign exchange for the country, but i, technorati.com
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1 Citation In recent months I?ve been exploring a wealth of Indian classical music and dance on YouTube. Here are a few of my favourite discoveries? First up are a couple of clips from a pair of films featuring Padmini (1932-2006), the multi-lingual (Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam) actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who starred in over 250 movies. The first is from the 1956 Tamil language film Madurai Veeran. The song is entitled Aadal Kaaneero . The music is by G Ramanatha and th, technorati.com
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