devadasi

== English == === Etymology === From the Sanskrit देवदासी (devá-dāsī, “female servant of a deity”), from देव (devá, “deity, god”) and दासी (dāsī, “a female servant or slave”). === Noun === devadasi (plural devadasis) (Hinduism, historical) A girl who underwent the Hindu religious practice of being "married" to a deity. In addition to taking care of the temple, she learned and practiced Bharatanatyam and other classical Indian arts, enjoying high social status. Synonyms: temple dancer, temple girl ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Nagarvadhu ==== Further reading ==== devadasi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia