Word: devadasis
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...narrow stalls with wooden barred doors and a single bed. The cage dwellers charge only 42? per customer, but there are also upper-class brothels where Anglo-Indian girls receive patrons in high-ceilinged boudoirs with brilliant red curtains. Many of Bombay's estimated 70,000 whores are Devadasis, who practice prostitution in the name of religion. The custom dates back to the 3rd century, and, in its present form, Devadasi parents who seek a particular favor from their deity will vow, if the favor is granted, to make a prostitute of an infant daughter when she eventually reaches...
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