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Devadasi – Servants of God, used and discarded afterwards
Sitawa Nanda, 41, is now fighting for the betterment of Devadasi women and hoping that women do not ‘sacrifice’ their daughters to this regressive practice that continues surreptitiously. (© DW/Murali Krishnan)
It is an ancient religious practice that still traps young girls in India in a life of sexual exploitation.
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12.06.2015 | 16:01
#sexualviolence, child prostitution, Devadasi, empowering girls, girls' rights, India, Murali Krishnan, servant of God, women's rights
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