different between nagarvadhu vs devadasi

English

From the Sanskrit ??????? (devá-d?s?, “female servant of a deity”), from ??? (devá, “deity, god”) and ???? (d?s?, “a female servant or slave”).

devadasi (plural devadasis)

(Hinduism) A girl that underwent Hindu religious practice in which they would be "married" to a deity. In addition to taking care of the temple, she learned and practiced Bharatanatyam and other classical Indian arts traditions, and enjoyed a high social status.
- 2017, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin 2017, p. 372:
  It would be a century before the daughter of another devadasi mesmerized audiences around the world.

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