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In Hinduism, a devadasi(Sanskrit: servant of devaor devi(god) is a girl !dedicated!to "orship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life# $he dedication takesplace in a %ottukattu ceremony "hich is similar in some "ays to forced marriage#

&riginally, in addition to taking care of the temple and performing se'ual rituals, these"omen learned and practiced Sadir (haratanatya,&dissiand other classical Indianartistic traditions and en)oyed a lo" social status as dance and music "ere essential partof temple "orship#

$raditionally devadasis had a lo" status in society# After marrying "ealthy patrons, theyspent their time honing their skills instead of *ecoming a house"ife# $hey had childrenfrom their hus*ands "ho "ere also taught their skills of music or dance# &ften theirpatrons had another "ife "ho served them as house"ife #

+uring ritish rulein the Indian su*continent, kings "ho "ere the patrons of temples and

temple arts *ecame po"erless# As a result, devadasis "ere left "ithout their traditionalmeans of support and patronage# +uring colonial times, reformists "orked to"ardsoutla"ing the devadasiprostitution# -./.0.1.

2ecently the devadasi system has started to disappear, having *een outla"ed in all ofIndia in -344#5.Ho"ever, devadasis still e'ist in India today, as sho"n in a /661 report*y the 7ational Human 2ights 8ommission of the 9overnment of India#.According tothis report, ;after initiation as devadasis, "omen migrate either to near*y to"ns or otherfar ofdevadasis in one particular district "ere prostitutes, "hile most of the others relied onmanual la*our and agriculture for their income#?.$he practice of dedicating devadasis

"as declared illegal *y the government of the Indian state@arnatakain -34/4.and *y thegovernment of Andhra %radeshin -344# Ho"ever as of /66 the practice "as stillprevalent in around -6 districts of northern @arnataka and -1 districts in Andhra %radesh#3.Some 46 to 36> of devadasis *elong to scheduled castes#-6.

+evadasis are also kno"n *y various other local terms, such as )ogini# Furthermore, thedevadasi practice of religious prostitution is kno"n as *asivi in @arnataka and matangi inaharastra# It is also kno"n as venkatasani, nailis, muralis and theradiyan#--.+evadasi

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are sometimes referred to as acasteB ho"ever, some Cuestion the accuracy of this usage#!According to the devadasis themselves there e'ists a devadasi D"ay of lifeD orDprofessional ethicD (vritti, murai *ut not a devadasi)Eti(su*

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4 Further reading 3 G'ternal links

History

According to rules concerning temple "orship (Agamas, dance and music are necessaryingredients of dailypu)aof deities in temples#

Ancient and medieval history

$he first reference to dancing girls in temples is found in @alidasaDs !eghadhoot!# It issaid that dancing girls "ere present at the time of "orship in the ahakal $empleof))ain# Some scholars are of the opinion that pro*a*ly the custom of dedicating girls totemples *ecame Cuite common in the th century 8G, as most of the%uranascontainingreference to it have *een "ritten during this period# Several %uranas recommended thatarrangements should *e made to enlist the services of singing girls for "orship attemples#

y the end of -6th century, the total num*er of devadasis in many temples "as in directproportion to the "ealth and prestige of the temple# +uring the medieval period, they"ere regarded as a part of the normal esta*lishment of templesB they occupied a rank ne'tonly to priests and their num*er often reached high proportions# For e'ample, there "ere166 devadasis attached to the temples at$an)oreand$ravancore#

ocal kings often invited temple dancers to dance in their courts, the occurrence of "hichcreated a ne" category of dancers, ra)adasis, and modified the techniCue and themes ofthe recitals# A devadasi had to satisfy her o"n soul "hile she danced un"atched andoffered herself to the god, *ut the ra)adasiDs dance "as meant to *e an entertainment#

$he popularity of devadasis seems to have reached its pinnacle around -6th and --thcentury 8G# $he rise and fall in the status of devadasis can *e seen to *e running parallelto the rise and fall of Hindutemples# Invaders from West Asia attained their first victoryin India at the *eginning of the second millennium 8G# $he destruction of temples *yinvaders started from the north"estern *orders of the country and spread through the"hole of the country# $hereafter the status of the temples fell very Cuickly in7orth Indiaand slo"ly in South India#As the temples *ecame poorer and lost their patron kings, andin some cases "ere destroyed, the devadasis "ere forced into a life of poverty, misery,and, in some cases, prostitution#

Devadasis in South India and the Chola empire (Devar Adigalar)

$he 8holaempire encouraged the devadasi system, In $amil they are kno"n as +evarAdigalar, (Where in +evar means in $amil as !9od! and Adigalar means in $amil as!Servants!, Which is put togeather into one makes as !9odDs Servant!, ut as time "enton the "ord +evaradigalar tarnished *y alue terms to a 8heaper version $hevidiyameans prostitute# +evadasi are en and "omen "ere dedicated to temple K godDs

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service# $hey developed the system of music and dance employed during templefestivals#

Inscriptions reveal that the 166 dancers, their gurus and orchestras, "ere maintained *ythe rihadeesvarar temple, $han)avur, "ith munificent grants, including the daily

dis*ursement of oil, turmeric, *etel leaves and nuts#-0.

7attuvanars "ere the male accompanists of the devadasi during her performance# $heyconducted the music orchestra "hile the devadasi performed her service# Inscriptionsreveal that nattuvanars "ere used to teach the 8hola princess @untavai a thousand yearsago#-0.

As the 8hola empire e'panded in "ealth and siLe, they *uilt more temples throughouttheir country# Soon other emperors started imitating the 8hola empire and developed thesystem#

Mahari Devadasi of Odisha

nlike other parts of India, the devadasis also kno"n *y the colloCuial name ofahari(sof the Jagannath temple comple'in the eastern state of &dishahave neverpractised prostitution, and have *een e'pected to remain celi*ate from the time they*ecame devadasis# Ho"ever,they did have relationships and children, so this practice "aso*viously not strictly adhered to# It is said that the daughters of the aharis of theJagannath temple took to other professions such as nursing in the mid /6thcentury,*ecause of the stigma attached to their inherent profession, "hich does suggestprostitution# +evadasi is a name given to a group of "omen "ho danced in the templepremises# $he "ord devadasi or mahari means !those great "omen "ho can control

natural human impulses, their five senses and can su*mit themselves completely to 9od(achaspati#! ahari means ohan 7ari that is, the "oman *elonging to 9od#Sri8haitanayadevhad defined devadasis as DSe*aetsD "ho served 9od through dance andmusic# %anka) 8haran +as, the oldest 9uru of &dissi classical dance, "ho comes from aahari family, e'plains ahari as aha 2ipu

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ellamma cult of !arnata"a in South India

In the state of @arnataka in the region of South India the devadasi system "as follo"edfor over -6 centuries# 8hief among them "as the ellammacult#-5.

$here are many stories a*out the origin of the ellamma cult# $he most prevalent onesays that 2enuka "as the daughter of a rahmin, married to sage Jamadagni and "as themother of five sons# She used to *ring "ater from the river alapra*ha for the sageDs"orship and rituals# &ne day "hile she "as at the river, she sa" a group of youthsengaged themselves in "ater sports and forgot to return home in time "hich madeJamadagni to suspect her chastity# He ordered his sons one *y one to punish their mother*ut four of them refused on one prete't or the other# $he sage cursed them to *ecomeeunuchs and got her *eheaded *y his fifth son , %arashuram# $o every*odyDsastonishment, 2enukaDs head multiplied *y tens and hundreds and moved to differentregions# $his miracle made her four eunuch sons and others to *ecome her follo"ers, and"orship her head#-.

Colonial era

$o"ard the end of the -3th century, there "as a spurt of social movements in India#7ationalism and search for national identity led to social movements relating todevadasis# $hese movements can *e classified into t"o categories:2eformistsNA*olitionists and 2evivalists#

#eformists and abolitionists

2eformists and a*olitionists face the devadasi as a social evil, +evadasi to *e prostitutes#

$he first anti

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$he social reform movements, spearheaded *y 2am ohan 2oy,%eriyar,uthulakshmi2eddy,S# uthiah udaliar, Sir 8# %# 2amas"ami Iyer, # @rishnan 7air, 8# 7#Annadurai, Ish"ar 8handra idyasagar, 9ovind 2anade, +hondo @eshav @arve, andother prominent social thinkers, Cuestioned the practice of devadasi system and pleadedfor its a*olition#

hagyareddy armalaunched a movement against devadasi pratha, forcing the7iLamtodeclare it a crime#

#evivalists

$he Hindu revival movementconsciously stepped outside the reCuirements of stateelectoral politics and "estern scientific traditions# $he movement received strong supportfrom the $heosophical Society of India,"hose anti

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$he first legal initiative to outla" the devadasi system dates *ack to the -301 om*ay+evadasi %rotection Act# $his act pertained to the om*ayprovince as it e'isted in theritish 2a)# $he om*ay +evadasi %rotection Act made dedication of "omen illegal,"hether consensual or not# According to this act, marriage *y a devadasi "as to *econsidered la"ful and valid, and the children from such"edlock"ere to *e treated as

legitimate# $he Act also laid do"n grounds for punitive action that could *e taken againstany person or persons found to *e involved in dedications, e'cept the "oman "ho "as*eing dedicated# $hose found guilty of such acts could face a yearPs imprisonment, a fine,or *oth# $he -301 Act also provided rules, "hich "ere aimed at protecting the interests ofthe devadasis# Whenever there "as a dispute over o"nership of land involving adevadasi, the local 8ollector "as e'pected to intervene#

In -31?, the year of independence, the adras +evadasi (%revention of +edication Actoutla"ed dedication in the southern adras %residency#

$he devadasi system "as outla"ed in all of India in -344, yet some devadasis still

practice illegally#--.

Devadasi practices

A photograph of t"o +evadasis taken in -3/6s in $amilnadu, South India

$he devadasi practices have changed considera*ly over the last centuries#

Dedication process

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From the late medieval period until -3-6, the %ottukattu or tali

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An ela*orate ceremony is held in order to initiate the Jogathis (female and Jogappa(male volunteers in the service of 9oddess ellamma# 7e" follo"ers have to *athe inthree holy ponds and proceed to the head priest accompanied *y community elders andother mem*ers of the family# $he priests give them a long sermon on "hat they have todo please ellamma# $hey have to identify themselves "ith the very poor and unfortunate

ones and serve the society# At least t"ice a year they have to visit the ellamma shrine onfull moon days to e'press and confirm their o*edience# +uring this semi

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families into *ecoming the "ives of a deity# $he three factors (religious, social, andeconomic are interlinked#

In a -330 study, Asha 2amesh found that:

+edication to the 9oddess or 9od "as )ustified on the follo"ing grounds:

(a If the parents "ere childless, they vo"ed to dedicate their first child if it happened to*e a girl#(* If there "ere no sons in the family, the girl child "as dedicated and could not marryas she *ecomes a DsonD for the family (earning the familyPs livelihood#

et another economic reason contri*uted to the dedications# If the girlDs family had someproperty, the family ensured that it stayed "ithin the family *y turning the girl into a DsonD*y dedicating her#

Social status

$raditionally, no stigma "as attached to the devadasi or to her children, and othermem*ers of their caste received them on terms of eCuality# $he children of a devadasi"ere considered legitimate and devadasis themselves "ere out"ardly indistinguisha*lefrom married "omen of their o"n community#8hakyar

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conducting a survey ,0-1 "ere re)ected and /,1?3 devadasis "ere declared eligi*le forthe allo"ance# At the time of sending the information, -,10/ +evadasis "ere receivingthis allo"ance#

In Andhra %radesh, devadasi practice is prevalent in @arimnagar,Warangal,7iLama*ad,

aha*oo*nagar, @urnool, Hydera*ad,Ananthapur,edak,Adila*ad,8hittoor,2angareddy,7ellore,7algonda, and Srikakulam# In @arnataka, the practice has *eenfound to e'ist in 2aichur,i)apur,elgaum, +har"ad, ellariand 9ul*arga# Inaharashtra, the devadasi practice e'ists in %une,Sholapur,@olhapur, Sangli,um*ai,athur, smana*ad, Satara, Sindhudurgand7anded# +evadasis e'ist in temples in 9oain some form or the other (prominent Indian 8lassical vocalists like@esar*ai @erkar,ata angeshkar, @ishori Amonkar,ogu*ai @urdikar*elong to +evadasi communityof 9od, called as"alavantin @onkani#

Similar practices in other countries

2itual servitude,the practice of enslaving young girls in shrines in some Africancountries

See also

Sacred prostitution 8hild prostitution 7agarvadhu +euki Shamakhi dancers

9omantak aratha Sama) $a"aif 7auch 8hakyar

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