• Dr.P. Hathiram
• Mr.Lingamurthy Mondeddula
• Sudha Tiwari

Abstract: One of the greatest rates of child sexual exploitation worldwide is found in India, the second most populated country in the world. Though a great deal of study has been done on child sexual exploitation in India and other South Asian nations, there is a notably dearth of legal knowledge on particular practices on the subcontinent. By introducing, clarifying, and making an effort to offer remedies for the devadasi tradition, this paper seeks to close that gap. Low-caste girls, as young as five or six, are "married" to a Hindu goddess and sexually abused by temple clients and people of higher rank in the devadasi tradition. Literally translating to "female servant of God," the Sanskrit term devadasi. The behaviour is especially fascinating and challenging to stop since it results from the intersection of poverty, religion, and social standards. In order to address this practice, the paper does the following: (i) examine the historical and cultural foundations of the devadasi system; (ii) discuss the system's evolution to the present day; (iii) concentrate on the reasons why the devadasi practice violates both domestic and international law; and (iv) explain what judges can do to effectively combat the devadasi practice in light of India's current focus on sexual crimes and exploitation in the wake of the 2012 Delhi tragedies.

Key Words: Exploitations, Devadasi, sex, Caste, Prostitutes

"WOMENS EXPLOITATION AS DEVADASIS AND ITS CORRELATED EVILS: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.f464-f468, September-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309669.pdf

"WOMENS EXPLOITATION AS DEVADASIS AND ITS CORRELATED EVILS: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no. ppf464-f468, September-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309669.pdf