Comments on: Prostitutes of God https://documentary.net/video/prostitutes-of-god-2/ Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://documentary.net/wp-content/themes/documentary/img/documentary-logo.png Documentary Network - Watch free documentaries and films https://documentary.net/video/prostitutes-of-god-2/ 337 17 Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. By: Sam https://documentary.net/video/prostitutes-of-god-2/#comment-757 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:41:00 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=4182#comment-757 This documentary, though objectively narrated, left a very deep impression on me. Throughout the film, we see several different examples of present-day devadasis, each with her (or his) own story. Each story struck a different chord of me. For example, Anitha and her friends seemed not so much proud as carefree about their profession. She chose to become a devadasi willingly, because she wanted to fulfill her dream of owning a house and utensils.
Through this documentary, I learned that it’s not what other think of you that affects the way you live, but what you think of yourself. Anitha was carefree and happy because she didn’t let the ostracizing of others get to her. She stood tall, knowing that it was her own choice to become dedicated to Yellama. Pandu, also, was courageous. He stood up for his choice, against the miscreants who had mocked him.
Though this religious practice condones child prostitution (prostitution in general), I still hesitate to condemn it. Sure, it has been corrupted over the centuries. Historical devadasis were high-status temple dancers, in stark contrast to modern-day prostituted devadasis. However, I can’t help but think that we have no right to meddle in another culture’s affairs.

For the truth that is revealed in this documentary, I give it 5 stars.

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