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Ballari/Koppal/Bagalkot: When Huligemma went to school for the first time, the teacher asked her father’s name. She did not have any idea. Whispers followed her down the corridor — “sule maklu”, ...

The Karnataka government is likely to begin a fresh survey of women associated with the Devadasi system from the first week of September. This long-pending exercise seeks to identify Devadasi women ...

The ancient devadasi system, where young girls are dedicated in local temples and their virginity is auctioned off, was made illegal in Karnataka in 1982 but still continues in some parts of the ...

The tall claims of the successive governments notwithstanding, Devadasi system continues to flourish in rural areas of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. HYDERABAD: The tall claims of the successive ...

Bengaluru: A govt re-survey to collect data on the social and economic condition of former Devadasi women, aimed at rehabilitating them, has run into hurdles within days of its launch. Activists ...

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Parasmani Devi, the last surviving 'devadasi' of the Shri Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri, died due to old-age related ailments on Saturday, temple sources said. She was 90. Parasmani lived in a ...

As Lord Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra begins today, the centuries old 'Devdasi Seva' practice comes to an end with Mahari Parasmani's demise. As Lord Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra begins today, the centuries ...