I Think That Prostitution Is Everything To Me
[big][center][c=#BF0080]💋 How Prostitution became a thing in India 💁🏻♀️[/c][/center][/big]
⚠ [b][c=#BF0000][u]MATURE AUDIENCE ONLY![/u][/c][/b] 🔞
[b]The article mentioned below is [c=#BF0000][u]extremely mature[/u][/c] and is not meant to insult or cause harm to anyone - while it does involve misogynistic tones, it is by no means indicative that every woman deserves to be treated this way - and above all, please do not be butt-hurt over something that is someone else's interest - Thank you! *o*
[/b][big][c=#7700B2]//non-fiction[/c][/big]
The roots lie in sacred prostitution, temple prostitution, cult prostitution or religious prostitution which are all general terms for a sexual ritual consisting of sexual intercourse or other sexual activity performed in the context of religious worship, perhaps as a form of fertility rite or divine marriage. Some people prefer the term sacred sex to sacred prostitution in cases where payment for services was not involved.
[image][big][i][c=#BF0080]Imagine women having control over their bodies and sexuality.[/c][/i][/big]
As in, getting to choose their partners (yes, in the plural sense, not a single partner for eternity and beyond), and more importantly, having the choice to decide if one wants a partner or not in the first place. Add economic independence to the mix, and you have the Devadasis of medieval India.
[quote][b]The first reference to such girls in temples is found in Kalidasa's [c=#BF0080]"Meghadhoot"[/c].[/b]
[c=#666666][i]It is said that dancing girls were present at the time of worship in the Mahakal Temple of Ujjain. By the end of the 10th century, the total number of devadasis in many temples was in direct proportion to the wealth and prestige of the temple.
During the medieval period, they were regarded as a part of the normal establishment of temples; they occupied a rank next only to priests and their number often reached high proportions. For example, there were 400 devadasis attached to some of the big popular temples.
Local kings often invited them to serve in their courts, the occurrence of which created a new category, rajadasis, and modified the technique and themes of the recitals. A devadasi had to satisfy her own soul while she performed unwatched and offered herself to the god, but the rajadasi's dance was meant to be an entertainment.[/i][/c][/quote][image]Traditionally, no stigma was attached to the devadasi or to her children, and other members of their caste received them on terms of equality. The children of a devadasi were considered legitimate and devadasis themselves were outwardly indistinguishable from married women of their own community.
This practice soon fell out with the incoming of the Mughal Invasions and the the European control over India. Soon the whole tradition fell apart because of change in policies and rising poverty as profits moved for the benefit for the colonizing powers instead for the country.
[big][i][c=#BF0080]In a desperate attempt to secure their well being Devdasis approached the administrators of their regions.[/c] [c=#BF0000]What hence became established is classic prostitution where Devdasis hence came to serve their European and Mughal masters.[/c][/i][/big]
[image]At present, Devadasis, even if they exist are nothing more than sex slaves or child prostitutes who are dedicated to the brothel business when they are as young as four or five years old. Almost all of them are Dalits.
A lot of these families aren’t even allowed to enter or stay in the villages. They are ostracized because of their caste. Hence, inevitably, all of them are either illiterate or have received very little education, with no means for a stable income.
[big][i][c=#BF0080]Once the girl attains puberty, her parents inform the community, which in turn helps them find a landlord or someone wealthy to “take” the girl.[/c][/i][/big]
The man, in return, takes care of the financial needs of the family, partially or fully, as long as he uses her for sex. There is a huge demand for girls who are virgins, and they are paid more than the others. The girls now join the business at a very young age, when they have no idea what it means. The girls attain puberty when they are 11 or 12 years old, and they get their first sexual partner before they turn 15.
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⚠ [b][c=#BF0000][u]MATURE AUDIENCE ONLY![/u][/c][/b] 🔞
[b]The article mentioned below is [c=#BF0000][u]extremely mature[/u][/c] and is not meant to insult or cause harm to anyone - while it does involve misogynistic tones, it is by no means indicative that every woman deserves to be treated this way - and above all, please do not be butt-hurt over something that is someone else's interest - Thank you! *o*
[/b][big][c=#7700B2]//non-fiction[/c][/big]
The roots lie in sacred prostitution, temple prostitution, cult prostitution or religious prostitution which are all general terms for a sexual ritual consisting of sexual intercourse or other sexual activity performed in the context of religious worship, perhaps as a form of fertility rite or divine marriage. Some people prefer the term sacred sex to sacred prostitution in cases where payment for services was not involved.
[image][big][i][c=#BF0080]Imagine women having control over their bodies and sexuality.[/c][/i][/big]
As in, getting to choose their partners (yes, in the plural sense, not a single partner for eternity and beyond), and more importantly, having the choice to decide if one wants a partner or not in the first place. Add economic independence to the mix, and you have the Devadasis of medieval India.
[quote][b]The first reference to such girls in temples is found in Kalidasa's [c=#BF0080]"Meghadhoot"[/c].[/b]
[c=#666666][i]It is said that dancing girls were present at the time of worship in the Mahakal Temple of Ujjain. By the end of the 10th century, the total number of devadasis in many temples was in direct proportion to the wealth and prestige of the temple.
During the medieval period, they were regarded as a part of the normal establishment of temples; they occupied a rank next only to priests and their number often reached high proportions. For example, there were 400 devadasis attached to some of the big popular temples.
Local kings often invited them to serve in their courts, the occurrence of which created a new category, rajadasis, and modified the technique and themes of the recitals. A devadasi had to satisfy her own soul while she performed unwatched and offered herself to the god, but the rajadasi's dance was meant to be an entertainment.[/i][/c][/quote][image]Traditionally, no stigma was attached to the devadasi or to her children, and other members of their caste received them on terms of equality. The children of a devadasi were considered legitimate and devadasis themselves were outwardly indistinguishable from married women of their own community.
This practice soon fell out with the incoming of the Mughal Invasions and the the European control over India. Soon the whole tradition fell apart because of change in policies and rising poverty as profits moved for the benefit for the colonizing powers instead for the country.
[big][i][c=#BF0080]In a desperate attempt to secure their well being Devdasis approached the administrators of their regions.[/c] [c=#BF0000]What hence became established is classic prostitution where Devdasis hence came to serve their European and Mughal masters.[/c][/i][/big]
[image]At present, Devadasis, even if they exist are nothing more than sex slaves or child prostitutes who are dedicated to the brothel business when they are as young as four or five years old. Almost all of them are Dalits.
A lot of these families aren’t even allowed to enter or stay in the villages. They are ostracized because of their caste. Hence, inevitably, all of them are either illiterate or have received very little education, with no means for a stable income.
[big][i][c=#BF0080]Once the girl attains puberty, her parents inform the community, which in turn helps them find a landlord or someone wealthy to “take” the girl.[/c][/i][/big]
The man, in return, takes care of the financial needs of the family, partially or fully, as long as he uses her for sex. There is a huge demand for girls who are virgins, and they are paid more than the others. The girls now join the business at a very young age, when they have no idea what it means. The girls attain puberty when they are 11 or 12 years old, and they get their first sexual partner before they turn 15.
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