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History

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Notable members from the Devadasi community

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Overview

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Headquarters: no central authority
Formation: around Gupta period
Members: 44,000 to 250,000 (2006)
Ministry: Temple services (including rituals, music, dance)
Region served: Indian Subcontinent
Type: Temple priestess

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Devadasi

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related to Further reading · 280

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related to Ancient and medieval period · 30

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related to history · 30

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related to External links · 21

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related to Contemporary statistical data · 18

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related to Legislative Initiatives · 16

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related to Natavalollu · 13

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related to Devadasi practices · 6

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related to Social status · 3

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Formation · 1

Devadasi → around Gupta period

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devadasis women india temple system indian dance social also delhi new british karnataka bharatanatyam bombay society government state rituals period

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Devadasi	Formation	around Gupta period	1.00	infobox
Devadasi	Headquarters	no central authority	1.00	infobox
Devadasi	Members	44,000 to 250,000 (2006)	1.00	infobox
Devadasi	Ministry	Temple services (including rituals, music, dance)	1.00	infobox
Devadasi	Region served	Indian Subcontinent	1.00	infobox
Devadasi	Type	Temple priestess	1.00	infobox
Devadasi	is a	woman dedicated to the worship of a temple's patron god	0.90	text
Bharatanatyam	instance of	perform rituals and learn and practice classical Indian dances	0.80	text
Mohiniyattam	instance of	perform rituals and learn and practice classical Indian dances	0.80	text
Kuchipudi	instance of	perform rituals and learn and practice classical Indian dances	0.80	text
and Odissi	instance of	perform rituals and learn and practice classical Indian dances	0.80	text
but also as de facto sex slaves forced into temple prostitution.Between the sixth	instance of	perform rituals and learn and practice classical Indian dances	0.80	text

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