DEVADASI SYSTEM STILL EXISTS ,INDIA MOSTLY IN TELANGANA ( AP )

Namestay ,

In, south india a devadasi is a girl "dedicated" to worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life.

 Traditionally devadasi had a high status in society. After marrying wealthy patrons, they spent their time honing their skills instead of becoming a housewife.

acccording to ap  ( andhra pradesh )report :  Devadasi system continues to flourish in rural areas of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. According to a report submitted by one-man commission recently, the two states together have about 80,000 Devadasi women. This was much over the estimated number of the AP social welfare commission, which put the figure at 24,273.

  It submitted the report on Devadasis recently stating that about 80,000 women still follow the system. Devadasi system is a religious practice in south India mostly in Karnataka and Telangana, and partly in Andhra Pradesh. Parents, mostly of dalit communities, `marry' off their daughters to a local deity or a temple. The girls are forced to perform dances and are subjected to cruel beating. 

 The `marriage' usually occurs before the girl attains puberty. She is later forced to become a sex worker. This system is known by different names in different areas.Religious beliefs, caste and male domination, and poverty are main reasons behind this social problem. Based on a public interest litigation, Supreme Court had directed the then united AP government to file a report on the condition of Devadasi women. The government gave the task to Justice Raghunath Rao, who visited all the districts and held discussions with all stakeholders including the victims. 

still devadasi is their ..

many people are thinking devdasi is end 1985 but still system is live all state most in south india .

these are  district of ap (andhra pradesh ) are : 

  24,273 Devadasis (Karimnagar-5,861, Nizamabad-5,666, Mahbubnagar-2,879, Warangal-1,059, Anantapur-2,686, Kurnool2,197, Medak-1,145, Adilabad-906, Hyderabad 740, Chittoor 544, Nellore284, Rangareddy231, Nalgonda-40, Prakasam-26, Visakhapatnam-7, East Godavari-1,and Kadapa -1), the actual number could be more than 80,000. 

the problem is more rampant in Telangana and Rayalaseema. 

This system has many names including Joginis in Medak and Warangal, Mathamma or Matangi in Nellore, Ongole, Prakasam, Balavi in Kurnool, Anantapur and Chittoor, Shiva Parvati, and Paravathulu in Karimnagar, Thayaramma in Vizianagaram, Ambabai in Rangareddy , and Devadasi in coastal districts. These women are also forced to perform in `recording dance' parties.

 The National Commission for Women on Sunday convened a meeting with women commissions of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, AP and Telangana where they discussed the Devadasi system and how to curb it. They suggested that the Centre should come out with a legislation banning Davadasis

 really such type of system is abused all girls pristage and right.

now we r fight against this system where girls not get right .. so plz forword this message to all people who dont know this system .