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Bangalore (Bengaluru) Karnataka, India
Cheluvamba Mansion is located in the city of Mysore, Karnataka. It was built by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV for the third princess of Mysore - Cheluvajammanni and it's similar to other mansions built by them which are spread over an large area surrounded by gardens. This mansion is beautifully crafted like other buildings of the Wadiyar dynasty.
Now this mansion is home to the premier research institute of the country Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI). It has maintained the mansion well since prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru formally received the building on December 1948 and officially it was inaugurated on October 21, 1950.
The brightly colored saris these women wear belie the hopelessness they feel as temple prostitutes in India's devadasis system.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Ritual Dances of Karnataka : Kamsale Kunitha by Karnatake Folk Ensemble (India) at the Esplanade Courtyard during A Tapestry of Sacred Music.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Often, young girls are dedicated to Yellama and forced into a life of prostitution because they are the second or third daughter and a parent or older sibling is sick and requires the intervention of the gods.
The "Dalit" are India's untouchables. Numbering more than 166 million people in the 2001 Indian census, they are the most marginalized of Indian society.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Indian cultural norms divide "the untouchables" from the high caste. In this village as in many others, the Dalit are confined to one section and must not mingle with the high caste for fear of contanminating them.
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Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Hinduism is the predominant religion in India and involves the worship of hundreds of gods and goddesses. Poor families sometimes sacrifice their daughters to the goddess Yellamma, subjecting them to a lifetime of prostitution, to gain favor or ease a financial burden.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Ritual Dances of Karnataka : Kamsale Kunitha by Karnatake Folk Ensemble (India) at the Esplanade Courtyard during A Tapestry of Sacred Music.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.
Young girls in Belgaum and many other places in India are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma, to have their bodies essentially sold into prostitution. Although illegal in India, the practice still continues.