devadasis

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkb:museum
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Devadasi_Abolition_Act
20th century
gptkbp:associatedWith Hindu temples
gptkbp:connectsTo gptkb:Chidambaram_temple
gptkb:Goa
gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Mahari
gptkb:Brihadeeswarar_temple
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Kerala
gptkb:Odisha
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Telangana
gptkb:Bharatanatyam
gptkb:Odissi
gptkb:Kuchipudi
gptkb:Srirangam_temple
gptkb:Sadir
British colonial period
exploitation
sacred prostitution
Nautch girls
Basavi
Isai Vellalar community
Jagannath temple
Jogini
Melattur Bhagavata Mela
Muralis
Yellamma temple
anti-nautch movement
female empowerment (historically debated)
ritual dedication
gptkbp:faced marginalization
social stigma
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:medieval_India
ancient India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label devadasis
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:King
temple authorities
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:role ritual performer
temple dancer
gptkbp:subject Devadasi system
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:literature
documentaries
films
academic research
social reform movements
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women_in_Hinduism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6