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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 place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony. In addition to taking care of the temple and performing rituals, these women also learn and practice classical Indian dances such as Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, and Odissi. Their status as dancers, musicians, and consorts was an essential part of temple worship.
Key facts
- Organization.name
- Devadasi
- Organization.native_name
- Female servant of a god
- Organization.image
- Tanjore sadir temple dancer Gnyana seated - L’Ancien musee des colonies, Fedor Jagor, ca. 1850.jpg
- Organization.image_size
- 175px
- Organization.caption
- Devadasi named Gnyana of Tanjore, 19th century
- Organization.formation
- around Gupta period
- Organization.type
- Temple priestess
- Organization.headquarters
- no central authority
- Organization.region_served
- Indian Subcontinent
- Organization.num_members
- 44,000 to 250,000 (2006)
- Organization.leader_title
- Ministry
- Organization.leader_name
- Temple services (including rituals, music, dance)
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