# women entrepreneurs saree tanjore nautch dance sadir dasi_attam bharatnatyam painting sarangi violin

were forced into many occupations (supposedly beneficial to Men: in patriarchal system??)
eg Devdasi, dancing girls, tawaif community; known with various names in regions across globe, but here too excelled as patrons of Arts, culture, social morality

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2022-12-02

Serfoji as Ranganatha?
intriguing as lone female dancer or Devdasi/Rajdasi is depicted? in this painting
or may be she was assigned this seva at temple?

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2021-01-19

a photo of DevDasi-literally servants of God!
if men become devotee they are called Das, but when these dancers were made to serve God-they were called Devdasi
in principle they are married to God, as parampara of temple-such as Mahari of Odisha temples
see silk ornaments

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2020-01-22

this is perfectly a party as evident from Dress of that performing dance rechristened as
company
replaced by flute cymbol, mridang Kanjira? & Janeu type thread on shoulders of dancer

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2019-03-28