Comments on: Egypt Moblog #8 – Temples of Karnak, Luxor Temple and Luxor MUseum http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/ Knowledge is Scrumptious Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sukumar http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Sukumar Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:59:30 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/#comment-1104 Thanks karthik. You are right, that was the ostensible reason for the devadaasis but then "other" ideas started developing. To me the original intent is not relevant. What it degenerated into and why no one tried to prevent untill recently (even the other day i read that someone donated his daughter to a temple for devadaasi stuff), is the main problem. I don’t have any more info on Imhotep than what i posted. Sorry. Thanks karthik. You are right, that was the ostensible reason for the devadaasis but then “other” ideas started developing. To me the original intent is not relevant. What it degenerated into and why no one tried to prevent untill recently (even the other day i read that someone donated his daughter to a temple for devadaasi stuff), is the main problem.

I don’t have any more info on Imhotep than what i posted. Sorry.

]]> By: pk.karthik http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 pk.karthik Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:44:08 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/#comment-1102 Devadasi were infact Court Entertainers or Temple Entertainers who dedicated themselves to art..... Some of them infact were models based on whom the temple sculptures were made ... I really dont think they were not intended to prostitution til 16 century ..... Sukumar did u manage to get any extra info on Imphoytep I ...Will be awesome if u can post something on architects too .. Devadasi were infact Court Entertainers or Temple Entertainers who dedicated themselves to art…..
Some of them infact were models based on whom the temple sculptures were made …
I really dont think they were not intended to prostitution til 16 century …..
Sukumar did u manage to get any extra info on Imphoytep I …Will be awesome if u can post something on architects too ..

]]> By: Sukumar http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Sukumar Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:13:51 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/#comment-1065 That is interesting Senthil. Maybe the Devadaasis had other roles as well. please post what you find. That is interesting Senthil. Maybe the Devadaasis had other roles as well. please post what you find.

]]> By: senthil http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 senthil Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:04:56 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/#comment-1063 Btw, i would like to mention one important point. In our community, the marriage usuaully have non-brahminical rituals. A person called "Arumaikaarar" would conduct the marriage, and the one person from the barber community will singh the tamil "Mangala Vaazhthu" song. This song is written by Kambar, as a tribute to Sadayappa vallal, who helped him for compiling Kamba ramaayanam. In that mangala vaazthu, there is a mention about devadaasi,.. I dont know the full text, but the line in middle of the song starts with "Nalla devadaasi...." . So, they could have been also important part of the marriage rituals in our community. (I need to explore it more). Btw, i would like to mention one important point. In our community, the marriage usuaully have non-brahminical rituals. A person called “Arumaikaarar” would conduct the marriage, and the one person from the barber community will singh the tamil “Mangala Vaazhthu” song. This song is written by Kambar, as a tribute to Sadayappa vallal, who helped him for compiling Kamba ramaayanam.

In that mangala vaazthu, there is a mention about devadaasi,.. I dont know the full text, but the line in middle of the song starts with “Nalla devadaasi….” . So, they could have been also important part of the marriage rituals in our community. (I need to explore it more).

]]> By: Sukumar http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Sukumar Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:33:15 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2007/11/26/egypt-moblog-8-temples-of-karnak-luxor-temple-and-luxor-museum/#comment-1061 Senthil, Thanks for the links. To me the original intent doesn't matter. This is the same problem I have with the caste system also. When a system deteriorates, responsible leadership steps in cleans it up. That didn't happen either in the devadaasi system or the caste system. I am of the view that both these systems didn't start with noble intentions but I'm willing to overlook that. What were our ancestors thinking? Donate young girls to the temple for dance and music and that's all that will take place? Senthil,
Thanks for the links. To me the original intent doesn’t matter. This is the same problem I have with the caste system also. When a system deteriorates, responsible leadership steps in cleans it up. That didn’t happen either in the devadaasi system or the caste system. I am of the view that both these systems didn’t start with noble intentions but I’m willing to overlook that. What were our ancestors thinking? Donate young girls to the temple for dance and music and that’s all that will take place?

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