Pondering over Devadasi system
Pondering over Devadasi system My hypothesis comes from the Shiva Shakthi principle. Shiva – Masculine energy, static principle, Nirguna, cosmic consciousness Shakthi – Feminine energy, Dynamic principle, prana, inner consciousness When settlement started, building temples was nature's decision as they were built on udbhava moorthies, not manmade ones. Hence, some settlement got Female deities and some got Male deities. That became their Kula or Grama Devata. As noted, villages with female deities had a free flow of energy and happiness than the villages which had male deities. Villages with male deity didn't have the same flow of energy as it was devoid of prana by itself. As Shiva is tatastha. Shakthi manifests in different forms, Para – Transcendental, Apara – Immanent, and Para-Apara – Intermediary energy. As villages didn’t have a choice of choosing the transcendental and immanent energy, they choose to have intermediary energy by providing the feminine principle so that...