A Ceremony Of Devotion Takes Place - 1684 Words

Once they arrive, a ceremony of devotion takes place. Many current devadasis take part in devoting the new, young soul to the goddess Yellamma. Yellamma, in certain areas of south India, is viewed as the goddess of the universe and this view is practiced within these temples. The devotion ceremony marries the girl to this goddess and is forever tied to this marriage. Therefore, she cannot have a real marriage with a human being from that day forth. Following the ceremony, the girl’s virginity is sold and she loses it to a stranger. This whole situation is absolutely terrifying. These girls are never given the chance to live out a normal, happy life. But why is this still happening? First, poor government enforcement and protection.†¦show more content†¦So the question becomes whether or not this system and forced prostitution in general can be justified by religion or otherwise. That, I truly do not know, but I am leaning strongly towards the answer no. Let us discuss the above situation. Temple prostitution has been around for many centuries. It has been around for so long, who am I to say it is not right? I have my reasons, of course, but hypothetically, it is more of a social situation. Within their society, prostitution is not necessarily wrong. Some may be against it, but I would assume the large majority of people see nothing wrong with sex work. Of course sex workers themselves may be treated badly, but I do not believe prostitution as a thing to indulge in is discouraged by any means. As for Hi nduism, it is easy to construe words to fit your own beliefs just as it is for every other religion. If you are searching for legitimization of having illicit sex, you will find it. If you are searching for quite the opposite, you will find it as well. I personally do not find much of anything justifiable by religious texts for that exact reason. It was written so long ago and there are so many verses that can be translated into just about whatever you want it to say. Therefore, if prostitution is not viewed fully negatively both socially and religiously, there should not be much of a problem. One would think, they are being paid. They do have a home. And they also have a community of women