Description :The devadasi system is essentially based on two phrases nitya dasya and nitya kanta bhajanatmaka. Women motivated by intense devotion to god dedicated themselves to the service of god and came to be called devadasis. The devadasi system is essentially connected with temple worship, as a bhakti movement result large number of temples came into existence. To prperly understand the devadasi system in Tamil Nadu we have to understand the roots of devotion and temple movement. According to Narada Bhakti is love of god and no wants or sorrows. Devotion to God means cultivating love and love alone in the form of perpetual service and perpetual love. Silappadhikaram dance in Tamil Nadu was an integration of Bharata's dicta and regional practice. Present article is a study of devadasi system in Tamil Nadu.
Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type :Article
Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Nagaswamy, R.
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Tamil Nadu
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2017-07-05T03:41:43Z
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2017-07-05T03:41:43Z
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1990
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The devadasi system is essentially based on two phrases nitya dasya and nitya kanta bhajanatmaka. Women motivated by intense devotion to god dedicated themselves to the service of god and came to be called devadasis. The devadasi system is essentially connected with temple worship, as a bhakti movement result large number of temples came into existence. To prperly understand the devadasi system in Tamil Nadu we have to understand the roots of devotion and temple movement. According to Narada Bhakti is love of god and no wants or sorrows. Devotion to God means cultivating love and love alone in the form of perpetual service and perpetual love. Silappadhikaram dance in Tamil Nadu was an integration of Bharata's dicta and regional practice. Present article is a study of devadasi system in Tamil Nadu.
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