devadasis in A Sentence

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    After becoming Devadasis these young women would spend their time learning religious rites, rituals, and dance.

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    According to the National Commission on Women, 250,000 women have been devoted as Devadasis in Maharashtra-Karnataka border.

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    The practice of keeping Devadasis in the temples was also a mode of corruption in temples.

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    The practice of keeping Devadasis in the temples was also a mode of corruption in the temples.

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    In ancient times the dance was known as“Sadir attam” which means“court dance” and was danced in temples of South India by the Devadasis.

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    Despite the fact that the Andhra Pradesh Government enacted the AP Devadasis(Prohibition of Dedication) Act, 1988, the heinous practice of Jogini or Devadasi continues in remote areas in some southern states.

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    Eventually social and economic conditions associated with Devadasi culture added with contempt and despicable attitude from the Christian missionaries and British officials, who held the Devadasis of South India and nautch girls of North India as harlots, disgraced such systems.

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    According to some sources the Devadasi culture dating back to 300 BCE to 300 CE evolved under the auspices of the royals that saw the temple dancers called Devadasis, who were dedicated to serve the Lord as dasis or servants, performing the dance form.

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