In India it's called "devadasi", which means "god's favorite servant". And where do these temple prostitutes come from? The female babies are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma by poor couples who can't afford to care for their daughters. They hope to gain the favor of the goddess by doing so. This has been going on for over several thousand years. But about 30 years ago it was outlawed in modern India, so the practice went underground.
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. Leviticus 19:29
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| Devadasi with beads of "Dedicated Bondage" |
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. Leviticus 19:29
