The Devadasi of Southwest India Are

question 85

Multiple Choice

The devadasi of southwest India are

• A) a class of male prostitutes who become long-time lovers of their clients.
• B) a group of mothers who lobby the Indian government for sexual reform.
• C) prostitutes associated with temples.
• D) young male eunuchs who provide sexual services in exchange for property, not necessarily money.
• E) prostitutes who offer "dry sex."

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