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Catholic nuns rehabilitate temple dancers in southern India

2023-05-22
By: Thomas Scaria
On: May 22, 2023
In: Features

By Thomas Scaria Bijapur, May 22, 2023: Gadyamma, who has been living as a devadasi since childhood, does not want her daughter to follow the oppressive tradition of being a female dancer in Hindu temples. “I became a devadasi when I was 12 under our village tradition, but I wantContinue Reading

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