devadasi

woman dedicated to the worship of a temple's patron god
Intangible profession Q1590915
devadasi
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devadasi

Summary

devadasi is a profession[1]. devadasi ranks in the top 2% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (473 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • devadasi's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • devadasi's instance of is recorded as female occupation[4].
  • devadasi's Commons category is recorded as Devadasi[5].
  • devadasi's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • devadasi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • devadasi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • devadasi's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • devadasi's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
  • devadasi's described by source is recorded as Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Dēva-dāsi[11].
  • devadasi's different from is recorded as Devadasi[12].
  • devadasi's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q27131345[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[3] and female occupation[4].

Why It Matters

devadasi ranks in the top 2% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (473 views/month).[2] devadasi has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] devadasi is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM253108
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM253108, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274927|batch #274927]]"
  2. 17w ago · Dsp13 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Local thumb → —
    Permanent duplicated item → Q27131345
    Different from → Devadasi
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q138348066]]"
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