... ."8 There are many factors behind the origin and the development of the intriguing Devadasi system. Factors like religious beliefs, caste system, male domination and economic stress have been recognized as the stimulants behind the perpetuation of this phenomenon. History has corroborated that temples with dancing girls ... district. On October 18th, it was on the news the murder of a Dalit woman who sought justice for her minor daughter, a victim of gang rape by local men of a dominant caste, in Karnal (Haryana).13 The Khairlanji (Maharashtra) massacre of Dalits by OBC people in a villa...

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