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ERADICATION OF DEVADASI SYSTEM IN SOUTH INDIA

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.11, No. 01)

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Page : 202-205

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Abstract

The devadasi system became popular custom in South India. It means a woman who performed the service to the Gods in the temple. In sangam literature, the dancing woman and prostitutes are frequently mentioned. Sethu Lekshmi Bai, the Queen Regent of Travancore abolished the system in1930.

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