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The term devadasi originally
described a Hindu religious practice in which girls were
"married" and dedicated to a deity (deva or devi).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devadasi
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Direct Link to Research Report:
Anti-Slavery International
Maggie Black
2007
India - Women in Ritual Slavery in
Southern India: Devadasi, Jogini, & Mathamma in Karnataka & Andhra
Pradesh
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