Deity's Servants and Maids: On the Priests and Devadasis in the Hindu Temple
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DOI: 10.25236/apssh.2019.085
Corresponding Author
Xubiao Yang
Abstract
In the Hindu temple culture, the priests and the Devadasis are two castes with very special identities. The thinking and behavior modes of both of them are out of the ordinary. In religious practice and sacrificial rituals, the priests and Devadasis act as media for communication between believers and deitys. Thus it constitutes an indispensable part of the Hindu temple culture.
Keywords
Hindu Temple; Priests; Devadasis