BELGAUM, India: Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa's years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping her in exchange for a saree and some jewellery.
Devadasis are expected to live a life of religious devotion, forbidden from marrying other mortals, and forced at puberty to sacrifice their virginity to an older man, in return for money or gifts.
Karnataka will hold a symbolic session at its second assembly house in Belagavi tomorrow, amid the Centre's efforts to enforce law and order and establish peace in the disputed Maharashtra-Karnataka border area