#SetDevadasisFree

Kashava was made a devadasi when she was just a six-year-old child. After struggling with numerous challenges that life gave her, she has finally emerged a victor. Kashava now works for an NGO which helps devadasis.

Yallava Matangi's grandfather threw her into the flesh trade because of a senseless superstition. But Yallava is living peacefully now in village Nidasusi in Karnataka. She forgives everyone who made her a devadasi. This is Yallava's story, in her own words.

A resident of Athani, Karnataka, 40-year-old Chanda Maigur’s story sounds almost like a fairy tale. Chanda was a devadasi who fell in love with Sunil and lived happily ever after.

A devadasi recounts her journey from suffering horrifying sexual abuse as a teen to becoming independent and raising her two daughters with quality education.