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...

Devadasi is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Biju Varkey, starring Nishanth Sagar and Jeneesha. It was released on 12 September 1999...

Bombay Devadasi Protection Act (1934) was passed 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...

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...

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...

to abolish the Devadasi system, were instrumental in the passage of the Madras Devadasi (Prevention of Dedication) Act or the Devadasi Abolition Bill...

movement aimed at eradicating the Devadasi system. She was instrumental in ensuring the passage through parliament of the Devadasi Abolition Act. After the death...

modern authors have argued that Bharatanatyam is a descendant of an ancient Devadasi (lit. 'servant girls of Devas') culture, suggesting a historical origin...

become the Devadasi in times where the Devadasis were commonly associated with prostitution, is forced to serve men, who approach Devadasis with superstitious...

struggling against the Devadasi tradition. In a remote village at Karnataka-Maharashtra border in India, the poor residents follow Devadasi tradition according...

the temple of Lord Jagannatha at Puri by devadasi dancers called mahari. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued...

Pathsala as its home. Assam's Devadasi dance is a 1,000-year-old tradition, prevalent since the 7th century when the Devadasi system was in place. Girls...

Goa. His mother Yesubai Rane was his father's mistress belonging to the Devadasi community of Goa, which is now known as Gomantak Maratha Samaj. In his...

Vallabh (1924) Sati Sardarba (1924) Ram Sarovar (1924) Kala Chor (1925) Devadasi (1925) Indrasabha (1925) Ra Navghan (1925) Rambha of Rajnagar (1925) Deshna...

devadasis. He understood the greatness of the art and lamented the disrespect shown and stigma attached to it due to its association with devadasis....

Intercultural Philosophy, Chennai. Vol 28, Oct 2015; pp. 45–54 Disrespecting the Devadasi: What the MS Subhalakshmi debate has exposed, The News Minute, Chennai...

Indian Carnatic singer, cultural activist, scholar, and devadasi. A descendant of devadasis, she was also a patron of the arts and a historian. Nagarathnamma...

barber-musicians, etc. under Isai Vellalar label. Some from this community were made devadasis until its abolition. They come under MBC (Most Backward Classes) category...

women attached to temples as Devadasis. Dr. Muthulakshmi proposed the resolution at the Madras Legislature that the Devadasi system should be abolished...

disapproves of his methods, he decides to leave but stumbles upon Maitreyi, a devadasi from Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) who dances in the temple...

its original 'sadhir' style prevalent amongst the temple dancers, the Devadasis, she also worked for the re-establishment of traditional Indian arts and...

form, also known as Yellammaanata, is observed by individuals from the Devadasi and Jogathi (transgender) communities in Bidar, Kalaburagi, and Ballari...

titled Golmaal as the sister of the lead lady and then B-Grade film titled Devadasi in Malayalam. At that time, director Bala roped her in for a leading role...

in Hindustani music under Pandit Narayanrao Vyas. Her mother, from the devadasi community, was a music exponent and a regular stage performer, and Subbulakshmi...

foeticide Female infanticide Street children Women Acid attack Bride burning Devadasi Dowry death Eve teasing Women's health Feminism Menstrual taboo Prostitution...

She starred in Krishnadasi (2016), which was based on the lives of the Devadasi community, playing the role of Krishnadasi Kumudini. Other appearances...

others. The inscription is also the oldest known mention of the word "devadasi", but this seems just a name and it is unlikely that this was related to...

revered as a fertility goddess. The temple is associated with the ancient Devadasi practice of dedicating girls to the temple, which the Government of Karnataka...