Category:Devadasi

**devadasi**
	woman dedicated to the worship of a temple's patron god
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English: The Devadasi tradition (Hindi: देवदासी / ದೇವದಾಸಿ; "servant of god") is a religious Hindu tradition in which girls are "married" and dedicated to a deity (deva or devi) or to a temple. Devadesi includes performance aspects such as those that take place in the temple as well as in the courtly and mujuvani (Telegu) or home context. Dance and music were essential part of temple worship. Originally, in addition to this and taking care of the temple and performing rituals, these women learned and practiced Sadir (Bharatanatya), Odissi and other classical Indian artistic traditions and enjoyed a high social status.

Français : Les bayadères sont des jeunes filles attachées au service des temples hindous ; elles sont choisies pour leur beauté et recrutées dans les familles les plus croyantes.

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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Nautch (1 C, 99 F)

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Sitavva Dundappa Jodatti (2 F)

Media in category "Devadasi"

The following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total.

Aryavaisya Kalyana Mandapam, Chirala.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 4.28 MB
Bayadères - gravure - Enquêtes vagabondes.jpg 3,124 × 2,178; 1.64 MB
Costumes de Differents Pays, 'Bayadere' LACMA M.83.190.203.jpg 1,403 × 2,100; 900 KB
Dance of the Bayaderes.jpg 789 × 537; 53 KB
Devadasi 1920s.JPG 403 × 612; 72 KB
Devadasi dance.jpg 1,500 × 1,028; 939 KB
Devadasi statue - Indian Heritage Centre, Singapore.jpg 4,160 × 6,240; 14 MB
Devadasi, Indiase danseres.jpg 1,219 × 1,962; 1.14 MB
Devedassis or Bayaderes NB.png 416 × 602; 457 KB
Devedassis or Bayaderes.jpg 550 × 796; 82 KB
Kurt boeck indien nepal 078.jpg 2,810 × 3,744; 1.51 MB
Kurt boeck indien nepal 097.jpg 2,760 × 1,520; 487 KB
Mainard-1890-Livre d'Or des voyages-Asie-17.jpg 4,360 × 3,104; 4.89 MB
The Bayadères (NYPL b12161435-psnypl dan 1767).tiff 8,982 × 6,730, 2 pages; 173.22 MB
The Bayaderes (Deveneyagorn (drum), Ramalingam (singer), Savaranim (flute), dancers- Tille, Veydoun, Ramgoun, Amany, Savundiroun) (NYPL Hades-1920321-psnypl dan 1772).tiff 5,530 × 3,100; 49.07 MB
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men (1897) (14780567001).jpg 3,532 × 2,320; 2.01 MB
Tanjore sadir temple dancer Gnyana seated - L’Ancien musee des colonies, Fedor Jagor, ca. 1850.jpg 768 × 1,121; 323 KB
The Bayaderes, - In the Malapou or Delightful Dance. (BM 1852,1009.700).jpg 1,806 × 2,500; 454 KB
ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ದೇವದಾಸಿಯರು.jpg 500 × 710; 106 KB