- 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. The
dedication takes...
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Devadasi is a 1999
Indian Malayalam-language film,
directed by Biju Varkey,
starring Nishanth Sagar and Jeneesha. It was
released on 12
September 1999...
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Bombay Devadasi Protection Act (1934) was p****ed by the
Bombay High
Court under British India to
protect existing Devadasis and
prevent the dedication...
- The
Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act (also
called the
Tamil Nadu
Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act or the
Madras Devadasi Act) is a...
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Devadasi is a 1948
Tamil film
directed by
Manik Lal
Tandon and T. V. Sundaram. The film
stars Kannan, Leela, R. Balasubramaniam, and K. S. Angamuthu. The...
- Chandrammal, a
Devadasi, was only 11
years old when she
implored Narayanaswami, a 30-year-old man who was to
become her
patron after her
Devadasi dedication...
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become the
Devadasi in
times where the
Devadasis were
commonly ****ociated with prostitution, is
forced to
serve men, who
approach Devadasis with superstitious...
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movement aimed at
eradicating the
Devadasi system. She was
instrumental in
ensuring the p****age
through parliament of the
Devadasi Abolition Act.
After the death...
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among them who was alive. At the age of 12,
Sashimani was
inducted into
Devadasi Seva
after being ceremonially married to Lord
Jagannath at the age of 7...
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struggling against the
Devadasi tradition. In a
remote village at Karnataka-Maharashtra
border in India, the poor
residents follow Devadasi tradition according...
