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- Nagarvadhu (also Nagaravadhu or Nagar Vadhu; Devanagari: नगरवधू; lit. 'bride of the city') was a tradition followed in some parts of ancient India. Women...
- Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu (Hindi:वैशाली की नगरवधू) (literally, Nagar Vadhu or royal city bride/courtesan of Vaishali) is a two-part Hindi novel by Acharya...
- Āmrapālī, also known as "Ambapālika", "Ambapali", or "Amra" was a celebrated nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of the Republic of Vaishali (located in present-day...
- century BC), Roman mimae actress and courtesan Amrapali (5th century BC), nagarvadhu dancer of Vaishali, following the Buddha's teachings she became an arahant...
- to win the title of a Nagarvadhu. The most beautiful woman, and most talented in various dance forms, was chosen as the Nagarvadhu. For example, Amrapali...
- literature. He wrote many historical fictions, including Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu adapted into a feature film (1948), Vayam Rakshamah (1951), Somnath (1954)...
- known mention of a Devadasi is to a girl named Amrapali, who was declared Nagarvadhu by the king during the time of the Buddha. Many scholars have noted that...
- Shankar–Jaikishan. It was based on the life of Amrapali (Ambapali), the nagarvadhu (courtesan) of Vaishali in present-day Bihar, the capital of the Licchavi...
- Brahmin, Sanskrit: Cārudatta, who falls in love with a wealthy courtesan or nagarvadhu, Sanskrit: Vasantasenā. Despite their mutual affection, however, the couple's...
- drama where Śudraka's play Mṛcchakatika (The Little Clay Cart) featured a nagarvadhu (courtesan) with a heart of gold named Vasantasena. In French literature...