UBC Community, Partners, and Alumni Publications

Bailadeiras of Goa Nogueira, Eduardo

Description

"Bailadeiras" was the name used by Portugueses in Goa to refer to the groups of women who served the Hindu temples. Under this denomination were: the sacred dancers, known as Devadasi, Kalavant or Naiquine (in Sanskrit and Konkani); the Bhavins, responsible for the ritual cleaning of the temple; the Rajadasi, women also associated to the dance rituals of the temple; the Chedvans, women who served a lord and lived in the lands of the temple;

Item Media