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THE DEVADASI SYSTEM: From Sacred wives of God to mistresses
From being venerated as the eternal brides of the god to being defiled by the eternal stigma of religious prostitution and impurity, the devadasis which still constitute a significant proportion of the population of India have a historical eminence spanning over 2000 years. Once a religious practice advocating music, dance and various art forms, the […]Read More
