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sandiab

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Posted: 9 years ago

Devdasi and krishndasi. I know krishdasi means 1 who is married to krishna. Bt devdasi I dnt. Could some1 please explain what it means.

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Komal

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Posted: 9 years ago

Yeah, what is a devdasi?? I thought it was a prostitute

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sandiab

@sandiab

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Posted: 9 years ago

Originally posted by: kompass
Yeah, what is a devdasi?? I thought it was a prostitute

lol thank god I am not the only 1. I understand krishndasi abit. Bt I get confused about devdasi. I was thinking devdasi's mean the names that krishna's wifes are called bt every time they say it. It seems like an insult. And these devdasi's are just like prostitutes it seems. Very confused

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Komal

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Posted: 9 years ago

Originally posted by: sandiab
lol thank god I am not the only 1. I understand krishndasi abit. Bt I get confused about devdasi. I was thinking devdasi's mean the names that krishna's wifes are called bt every time they say it. It seems like an insult. And these devdasi's are just like prostitutes it seems. Very confused

Krishnadasi is married to Krishna and Devadasi a is dedicated to worship and service of deity, or a temple for the rest of their lives. But, then I heard that they marry rich patrons (British rules and kings) and their husbands also learn the same classical Indian traditions (music and dance). Also, their patrons had a second wife who was served as housewife?? Devadasi enjoyed high social status but British people classed them as prostitutes instead of spiritual devotion. That's all that I know, which is so it's confusing

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pallavi

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Posted: 9 years ago

thank god m not only one 😆 i also thought that they are married to devtas and thn used as prostitute fr rich persons .. can someone tell me xactly wt is devdasi

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@Alpha_Aakash

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Posted: 9 years ago

Krishnadasi is same as Devdasi..!!

In a way it's decent form of Prostitutes and have divine touch over it.

They marry with Lord Krishna as he had millions of Gopis and Dasi . Hence Krishnadasi or say Devdasi are considered pious and they are termed lucky for others. They dance for others entertainment and sleep with men but they can't have any kind of love relationship with any other man.

The concept is bold and complex so kudos to writers for this amazing stuff

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AshVarna

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Posted: 9 years ago

To be precise, there is no Krishnadasi...it is only Devadasi (Slave to God). Mahari, Jogini, Maathangi, Yellamma, Basavi are similar forms of traditions in which predominantly girls are dedicated to deity

In Devadasi tradition girl is devoted to worship, mostly lord Krishna with priest / zamindaar or elder devadasi tying the mangalasutra. Traditionally devadasis are temple dancers & musicians who would perform only in religious places and serve King / Zamindaar / Priest or other nobles as Sacred Prostitutes. Tradition runs in the family & children born to Devadasi are dedicated to deity. Children never knew who fathered them but made to believe they are born to god.

Despite all this there was no stigma attached to Devadasis and their children are treated as legitimate. Considered as "Good Omen" Devadasis enjoyed privileges in performing all religious rituals & marriages Ironically though used as objects of sexual gratification by nobles of the town still Devadasis take the tradition with huge pride

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sandiab

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Posted: 9 years ago

Very interesting thanks guys for explaining it to us

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hanishank

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Posted: 9 years ago

I do not know exactly what they are...but what I rememred is when I was a kid I have seen a function in temple goddess near my village,they belongs to backward classes...they were making a girl as mathamma and she should not marry

but now as time passed, those tradition s also vanished with education and govt offering lands to them for farming for their living

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ananya2010

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Originally posted by: AshVarna
To be precise, there is no Krishnadasi...it is only Devadasi (Slave to God). Mahari, Jogini, Maathangi, Yellamma, Basavi are similar forms of traditions in which predominantly girls are dedicated to deity

In Devadasi tradition girl is devoted to worship, mostly lord Krishna with priest / zamindaar or elder devadasi tying the mangalasutra. Traditionally devadasis are temple dancers & musicians who would perform only in religious places and serve King / Zamindaar / Priest or other nobles as Sacred Prostitutes. Tradition runs in the family & children born to Devadasi are dedicated to deity. Children never knew who fathered them but made to believe they are born to god.

Despite all this there was no stigma attached to Devadasis and their children are treated as legitimate. Considered as "Good Omen" Devadasis enjoyed privileges in performing all religious rituals & marriages Ironically though used as objects of sexual gratification by nobles of the town still Devadasis take the tradition with huge pride

As far as i know there is no Krishnadasi but only term used is Devadasi which means dasi of Dev (God) and this tradition is followed more in Karnataka, may be i am wrong but have heard of it here a lot, rest which have explained it.

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