Bombay Devadasi Protection Act (1934) was passed by the

Bombay High Court The High Court of Bombay is the High courts of India, high court of the States and union territories of India, states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily ...

under British India to protect existing

Devadasis In India, a devadasi is a female artist who is dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. The dedication takes place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony. In addition to taki ...

and prevent the dedication of women into the Devadasi system of existence. The act extended to the whole state of Maharashtra, and was part of other state laws to protect Devadasis, such as the Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, Bombay Protection (Extension) Act, and the Andhra Pradesh Devadasi (Prohibition of Dedication) Act.

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