17Jan 2023

ERADICATION OF DEVADASI SYSTEM IN SOUTH INDIA

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  • Iqbal College, Peringammala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
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The devadasi system became popular custom in South India. It means a woman who performed the service to the Gods in the temple. In sangam literature, the dancing woman and prostitutes are frequently mentioned. Sethu Lekshmi Bai, the Queen Regent of Travancore abolished the system in1930.

[P. Anilkumar (2023); ERADICATION OF DEVADASI SYSTEM IN SOUTH INDIA Int. J. of Adv. Res. 11 (Jan). 202-205] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr.ANIL KUMAR,P
Assistant professor, P.G.&Research Dept of History, Iqbal college, Peringammala,Thiruvananthapuram
India

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/16007      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/16007

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