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  • Devadasi, Puri, sashimani devi dies at 92, Jaganath temple

    Sashimani Devi Dies At 92 24 March 2015

    Sashimani Devi, the last ritual dancer at the Jagannath Temple in eastern India, expired in Puri, bringing an end to a centuries-old tradition that was condemned as exploitative by social reformers, Victorian missionaries and the leaders of independent India. She...

    Keywords: Odhisha, Puri, Puri, Devadasi

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