The way grandmom wiped her tears as if it was nothing, just speaks volumes of how tough, life has forced her to be. I hope and wish that she and her family are doing better now.
“We may feel sad, we may become illiterates. But at least the family can have two meals per day.” My heart just shattered. NO young, underage girl should ever have to live that way💔
The last interview with the Devadasi grandmother and mother with a deceased daughter due to HIV was particularly heartbreaking to me. The older they got, the more disillusioned they became to the injustices of their social strata. Earlier in the doc, the young Devadasi girl copes with societal disgust by perceiving herself as a god who provides for her family. The goddess Yellamma is essentially a scapegoating for men to do as they will, and a coping mechanism for women to accept their fate under the guise of religion and duty.
I also agree with you too. It is feel like the goddess presence is use as a way for both justification of men putting younger girls in sex trafficking and a coping mechanism
Imagine someone that sees hundreds of men in month(3 men per day) might be more, at most these men are seeing these women a few times a month. It’s not the same, and so it can be deduced why one would be considered dirtier than the other, but I ain’t never seen a dude who pays for prostitution considered clean. Most people will stay away from both with fear of catching stds….so stfu.
The way the store owner treated those women really bothered me; these women are so strong, most of them do not have a choice but to do this. One woman said her reason was so that her family could have food to eat. It’s beyond heart breaking, I just wish things could be better for them.
I'm so glad the other ladies got to experience what it's like to go to a store and get nice things❤ the way they looked at them turned my whole stomach tho
Even though some Western progressives might have started venerating prostitutes, doesn't mean that things change. To anyone else, it's just a hooker. Nothing good about that.
It shows how poor of an effort this journalist put into her work. She chose to use him as a resource to publish her work instead of finding someone more qualified for the job.
@@animeshnagar4216 Because India is still many years behind other countries that Indians compare themselves with. Many parts are still 3rd world but improving with time. They need to invest in infrastructure instead of military.
here's the reality of it . the translator needed money . they felt bad and went with it . if it meant that much to him why not . can get it translated later any way . you just need the footage .
@Based Adonis he said it himself he only wants a family he would like his kid to get marry have kids go to school and all basics saying he wants his kid to not do what he doing
I love Pandu. I hope he gets everything he wants. I hope that his daughter can go to school and choose to be whatever she wants to be. You can tell that he genuinely wants to create a better life for her and for himself. I hope he can find love, peace and happiness for the rest of his life.
The weird thing about the caste system is that Western educated Indians still buy into it- I went to medical school at Dartmouth and one of my fellow classmates was from the Brahmin caste (and she was born and raised in the US) and she looked down on another female classmate who was a Muslim Indian (an "untouchable"). Legit took place in New Hampshire in 2006 with all American or Canadian people of Indian descent. If they buy into it, what hope is there for these devadasi?
Oh yes absolutely they do. Hindus are the only people and religion on this planet who officially still practice Untouchability. Temple prostitution is part of their Hindu religion as well where the Hindu scriptures prescribe young girls to prostitute themselves in the temples to satisfy the sexual desires of Brahmin men.
It broke my heart to hear the girl say that they look us with disgust but we’re gods ourselves and the family that depends on us. As an Indian and Hindu it breaks my heart to see these people. India cannot and will not improve until the caste system gets abolished.
@@tsarnicholasii419 Oh no problem. The caste system has been abolished according tot he books and the government, but that doesn't mean it's not practiced. A lot of people especially i the rural areas still believe and practice it. I have seen people not being allowed to enter temples because they're of a lower caste. It truly is heartbreaking
The guy was someone on site who happened to speak a few words of English so the journalist dubbed him a "translator". They probably didn't even the decency to pay him for what hes been labelled, instead they've mocked him. This entire documentary is full of biased terminology and purposely inaccurate reporting to give it a negative, backward image. Utter joke.
@@aribasultan you're making some very bold claims... do you have any supporting statements/reasonings or should i put you in a box where all the angry ignorant comments go?
“Atleast our families can eat 2 meals a day”. Wow. That actually hit me where it hurts. People are scraping what specks of dust they have together just to pay for 2 meals
The documentary overall was quite informative but the narrative in the beginning is a bit off. It was during the colonial era that the Devdasi were compared to prostitutes by the British which was a political move to show the "savageness" of Indian culture. This was despite the fact that it was the British officials who maintained most of the brothels in India. They were forced to register themselves as prostitutes because that is what the British Government classified them to be. You can read about it more on wikipedia....
@@onlyhuman5544 well u should really check facts. Becoz that’s just how it is. Initially devdasi women were free and liberated. They were women rich in arts like dancing and music and many upper caste women also took pride in being chosen as devdasies, in fact these women were never questioned about their sexual relationships with men too. But when the British came in, they could not fathom a society different then theirs and as this person stated devdasi were forced to register themselves as prostitutes.
@@ananyasingh6719hey were registered to safeguard them . Every problem created by Brahmanism is thrown at British. No they ban devdasi because they saw exploitation of devdasi . They ban sati pratha, bal vivah .they allowed Widow remarriage.they open door for education to everyone including dalit,backwards . British left ,now you have to wait for foreigners to come to India and tell us about devdasi bacause who cares for them in India they are untouchables not worthy of being discussed that's why No one see Indian news ,media , movie about them and other India's problems like caste system , superstition, farzi babas , economic and social disparity
I have nothing but mad respect for the journalist. She looks very empathic and warm, covering this kind of topic can be very challenging but she went all-in travelling through, in which I believe, the very remote parts of India. Kudos to both Vice and her.
the journalist made a good documentary on a sensitive subject, but some of her observation about gods were ABHORRENT! she MUST LEARN about cultures before making UNCIVILISED COMMENTS!
Jpn Gold I would’ve had the hardest time refraining from throwing some bonkers shit in there, like, “so, for your customers who favor mayo wrestling with live weasels, ...” or something
Pandu is so brave am so happy that you covered someone so strong like him. The mind broundaries that we have he freed himself from them and believes he can live the way he wants and that's the only thing I believe you need to live a life happily.
BRUH THAT MAN LITERALLY ADOPTED A GIRL. And gave her a choice as to her future career. Istg, hes a saint Edit: guys/gals/xems, i believe he's a gay man who cross dresses. Anyways I'm shocked to see 2k likes ☺️
ikr? I hope he managed to improve that girl's life. Though I fear that unless she gets the hell out of the country, she'll still be discriminated against.
So in a country of 1.3 billion people with the literacy rate of 74%, she found that one guy to be her translator? I mean you are literate aren't you.....
The guy was someone on site who happened to speak a few words of English so the journalist dubbed him a "translator". They probably didn't even the decency to pay him for what hes been labelled, instead they've mocked him. This entire documentary is full of biased terminology and purposely inaccurate reporting to give it a negative, backward image. Utter joke.
@@reck_er5003 bro nah. Literacy rate is 74 but the local language of sangli is a mixture of the local languages spoken in maharashtra and karnataka. Its a unique language, and only a local would understand it. Sangli is not a part of mainstream india hence the language barrier.
@Farmer Larry Nothing more can be said about that, India truly is a disgusting society and no can tell me more about it being an Indian. But according to your analogy anything that's more wrong than any other thing, than those petty wrong things are ok. We were just discussing how biased and trash the documentary was, being a professional. We came here to watch the documentary not her biased opinions or thoughts, nobody is questioning whether the info provided is right or wrong.
@@reck_er5003 hey Jake ,not as disgusting as yours ,trust me on that mate ,I do admit that and cannot deny that fact that prostitution is a big problem here in India ,but don't you deny that it doesn't exist in your country ..truth to be told it may be a bigger problem in west and these time of men exists everywhere and more so in west .It is just one little side of India unfortunately neglected .Most of the Indians are well educated and the CEO's of biggest companies in the world. I do feel ashamed that these women are totally being neglected by the govt and general Indian society.
Makes you truly understand that life truly is just a genetic lottery and so many of are just lucky while others aren’t. This could’ve been any of us so we should never judge but instead empathise and try to end these kinds of practices because we have the position and resources to do so. Thank you for this documentary 👏🏽
Yes and no. It’s not a genetic lottery but a process of reincarnation. Even these people know that they are in this position because of their past life experiences
Don't get me wrong, I love VICE and their documentaries, but the person making this documentary did an especially poor job of narrating her research. She mocked many of the Hindu stories, saying that they made no sense and even went so far as to call the people in the videos fat. Her job as a reporter and journalist is to inform us, not to give personal opinions. Very disappointed with the way that she depicted Hinduism and they ladies of this video.
I am so glad you wrote this because it's exactly how I feel. The "reporter" was very bias and depicted Hinduism and India in a very mocking/negative manner. She failed to do any in-depth research on the topics she covered, and at times she was offensive in the things she said. If people want a better look at Devadasi's watch Pan Nalins film.
True 😌 still not complete story and as i think it is nothing for god they are just saying their illegal buisness for god and that is real waste for people lives India
+95coups true but according to this video they are saying it is for god thats wrong and actually without any licenses sex workers cant do anything and its illegal for doing this stuffs in public place there is a different place for them and for god nah.. I cant believe that is for god at all
I am an Indian. This video was so amazingly put together and executed. So many emotions and truths about India and our sad, disturbing culture came out. Good job.
That part made me cry:´-) No matter how the fate treated him,he holds his head high and talks about wanting a better life for his girl.I would be proud to have a loving "auntie"like this to take of in elder days
As an independent SW online who works with escorts this is so sad. Minors should never be a part of sex work but Im glad that this is talked about. I think its so important to talk about these issues because they happen more often than we would like to imagine! This was amazing journalism! Thank you!
@@nilusdusane exactly!! so often when I look to comments on docs like these and left dismayed at peoples inability to truly digest whats in front of them
Sadly, TH-cam makes it visible that idiots are around the world. That convinces me, that we need good social systems to prevent these idiots from harming other people. The Indian people in the video are no much different, in the sense that they just try to cope with the environment in which they were born, just as we do in our societies. Empathy is a very basic skill I wish everyone has enough...
I'm from Karnataka...and understanding what they are talking really hits hard....the pain and agony in their word amd voice..i could feel it.. My heart goes out to these women..
AS A FELLOW KANNADIGA, COULD YOU HELP SOME OF THE KIDS GET AN EDUACTION SO THAT THEIR FAMILIES DONT HAVE TO CONTINUE LIVING AS SLAVES TO THE UPPER CASTES?
@@Jr-rp4wb very sad, in this 21st century you people still have cast difference, most probably if I sm no wrong you are from India I guess, but I heard that you are happy to be untouchable, every cast in India like shudra to brahman are happy for their level where they are, why don't you fight for your rights..
I quite like Pandu, She really decided "This is my life and I'll be dammned if I don't live it my way!" I hope her daughter does get to go to school, regardless of her biology Pandu seems like she'll be a great mother
@@sssukiiie please help me understand why I, as a straight man have to consider a gay man/trans as a woman. I can respect it all day but I like women so therefore in my mind its a man. Thats how I know that person is not for me. What are you looking for here? I'm serious wanting an answer.
It's a man. He says he is gay. Just Because he is gay and desses like a woman doesn't mean he identifies as one. Stop twisting things. He is not trans, just travesti. Ffs
It’s so amazing how vice can show us a documentary about such Dark topics but keep it lighthearted while making such a huge impact on its viewers like prostitution is such a dark topic which no one talks about but vice shows it while playing 90s hindi pop music! I’m really grateful to them for making documentaries on such topics that are still considered as a taboo.
@@jacobcook245 Atheists at their prime: "oh your God doesnt exist, Im above such things..." Bro, I know nothing about Hindu gods, but at least I dont go around direspecting people's faiths, grow a brain and stop acting like a 12 year old.
@@KurtZenNx1 Noooo its general BUTT NAKEDD, he ate children, alive, its in liberia they passed through 3 civil wars you can imagine how fucked up the country is, warlords everywhere with drugs, cannibalism and rape that was my first time youtube asked me thrice if I want to watch a video "u sure want to watch that?", "sure?? community said its tough!!", "u know it will be disturbing???"
The pain in the mothers eyes as she spoke about her daughter who died and the other girls who paid this horrific price just to be able to eat. This documentary has haunted me ever since I first saw it. What a terrible system the caste is for these girls, they have no hope for anything.....
Your language when describing the gods and goddesses is rather offensive. Although many of our traditions and beliefs may sound far fetched to you they still hold true in Hinduism today. By describing Shiv Ji Pagwaan as a 'fat blue man in a bikini' is rather rude as he is one of the most worshipped in our religion. If you are going to make a documentary you should also be sensitive and use the correct terminology when describing such an issue. Hinduism is the oldest religion of all time so I'd appreciate it if you were to show a little bit more empathy and respect to our culture , beliefs, tradition and religion.
My god, with vice's resources they couldnt hire a decent translator?! English isn't that much of an uncommon language in India that decent translators are impossible to find
The guy was someone on site who happened to speak a few words of English so the journalist dubbed him a "translator". They probably didn't even the decency to pay him for what hes been labelled, instead they've mocked him. This entire documentary is full of biased terminology and purposely inaccurate reporting to give it a negative, backward image. Utter joke.
@@aribasultan It's not like he was forced to be a translator at gunpoint. He agreed to it and did an awful job. Is there a more accurate context in which making fun of someone's performance is warranted?
rigjt, religion is a way for people to ease the guilt of their souls for their sins without having to stop their sin, like the religion of atheism. That is why every human needs to repent and seek forgiveness and grace from the one true God, so a relationship with Him can exist, and put religion in a trash can.
IT'S a sadness in the Eyes of The children "forced voluntarily" Into this Life. Knowing the way a child (Young girls) think and feel at certain stages of development, their hearts must be dark in Many cases. Such as the last Family, who's daughter died of AIDS, and Who talked about how They used to feed those who knocked on doors to beg for food to be Able to eat, and now, she's The begger for food. 😢😥😢😥 IT'S one of the saddest aspects of Life I have ever heard. 🙏🏾🙏🏾May God HELP Them All 🙏🏾🙏🏾And MYSELF Also 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Many of us in urban part of India are made to believe that Devadasi & Caste system doesn't exist in modern India. Sarah Harris had to come to India & show us the ground reality😐
17:24 the fact that they have a way to put on condoms on their customers who dont wanna wear 1 left me speechless. like the way they put it on man... FUCKING GENIUS
Vishal Gupta its almost non existent , and problems like this are all over the world . Even the americans should be ashamed that skin colour based discrimination exists in their country but they are just cockwombles who just blame everyone else for their shortcomings and think they can get away with it , typical American mentality
This is heartbreaking to watch. The way young girls are mistreated by their own families due to harsh economic realities and others preying upon their misfortune is unbelievable.
This is a sad an interesting phenomenon. But they sure picked the wrong person to report on it. The woman was okay, but utterly uninformed and unacquainted with India. i read about Devadasi girls first in the book Nine Lives by William Dalrymple. He had a much more poignant way of sharing their story. i would have liked to see an Indian woman who actually knows the most basic things about her country speak with devadasi women, and connect with them on a deeper level.
Essence for Dharna: 1. Do the service of making impure ones pure. Give knowledge to the prostitutes and those without virtues and uplift those who have fallen. Only when you uplift them will your name be glorified.omshanti .
What are you talking about there are least 100 languages in India which most don’t even sound close to each other. I know Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi and I couldn’t understand a lot of them.
"fat hindu gods with blue skin and gold bikinis". Come on now, that's just lazy - I was raised a hindu and am now an atheist but I don't talk about Christianity's "over complicated bearded guy who wandered around a lot and eventually got crucified" or "this ghost came that into a big tower and everyone could understand each other sci-fi". If you can go and research the history of Devadasi women, at least convey parts of hindu scripture with a little less infantilisation.
Monika Ghosh It’s true, and the legend really isn’t all that convoluted. Parashuram’s dad asked him to behead his mother, Renuka, after she was unable to miraculously make a water pot out of sand (something she could do because of her religious devotion and chastity). He told his father that he would do so if his father would grant him a boon. His father agreed and he complied. After he had beheaded his mother, his father asked him what he’d like. He said that he wanted for his mother’s life to be restored. His father agreed, but on the condition that Renuka be given the body of a dead Dalit woman, and the Dalit woman’s head would be put onto Renuka’s body, making her am outcaste. They found a Dalit woman’s body in a charnel ground: The Renuka-headed-Dalit-body became Yellamma and the Dalit-headed-Renuka-body became Mariamman, the goddess of smallpox. Like... it’s a weird story... but it’s not much weirder than, say, the Catholic story where Saint Nicholas resurrects three little boys who were pickled by a cannibalistic butcher.
The entire time I watched that part I thought that he wasn’t actually a gay man and most likely a trans woman bury her just didn’t know that transgenderism is a thing.
This woman guiding the show is awful. She comes across as sanctimonious, smug, and has a poor understanding of Indian culture. She's offensive; she's like a voyeur.
LOL... You are right, she's so judgmental, she should be ashamed of herself. There is absolutely nothing wrong in prostituting your child if it's part of your primitive religion.
"God's with blue skin and bikinis " this journalist has no professionalism....what she has documented with regards to girls being forced into prostitution is a despicable practice. ... but her message is lost by her condescending remarks and tone.
I thought her remarks about Hinduism were a little unnecessarily snarky and dismissive. A lot of Hindus believe in Yellamma/Renuka and don’t support this system of ritualized child abuse, and the Goddess was initially a figure that represented access to education and autonomy that was unknown in India outside of that religious sect. Of course, it’s been horribly perverted now, but that’s more due to the suppression of Indian cultures by the West than it is to Hinduism in and of itself.
are we gonna ignore 6:55? why is talking like this about hinduism okay? that was completely unnecessary to say, and if they actually cared to learn the story of Yellamma they could do the minimum amount of research and find out, without choosing that video and framing hinduism as ridiculous. super weird attitude towards it.
The Father is pleased to see the sweetest children. You children know that you are all playing your own parts in this play. The unlimited Father is also playing His part of being personally in front of you in this unlimited drama. You sweet children of the sweet Father are personally able to see the s weetest Father. Souls see one another with the organs of the body. So, you are the sweet children. The Father knows that He has come to make you children very sweet. This Lakshmi and Narayan are most sweet. Their kingdom is also sweet. In fact, even their subjects are sweet. When you go to the temples you find them (idols) to be so sweet. You feel: As soon as the temple opens, we will have a glimpse of the sweet deities. Those who have a glimpse of them understand that they were the masters of sweet heaven. So many people go to a Shiva Temple because He is the sweetest of all. People praise that sweetest Shiv Baba a great deal. You children too have to become most sweet. The “most sweetest ” Father is personally sitting in front of you children.
There's more to devadasi than prostitution. Devadasis were ORIGINALLY temple dancers as in they did work for the temple like cleaning, dancing for the gods and teaching girls music and dance. Devadasis were originally held in high regard as in they were paid to ONLY dance not sleep around but to show their dancing talents in the form of the classical dance called odissi where devadasi originated from. It was not until the 17th century- with the mughals and the british raj came that brought it down to that level, over time devadasis were made to perform but some were eventually taken as concubines. And with the christian missionaries coming over made it worse with the anti-nautch movement that pretty much made them resort to prostitution since their reputation was damaged beyond repair. It a sad thing really and a pity that its looked at the way it is despite the fact pre-mughal and british raj it was a respectable position. *just research odissi and you'll see*
***** Then these girls shouldn't be called or even considered as devadasi since they don't follow or practice the arts, right?. They're just regular prostitutes.
thanks for that outcry of yours, you're such a good person, I'm sure they're going to hear it... are you an activist? You sure are doing a good serivce to society
JustDance Pinky33 educating the daughters isn't going to help much unless you educate the sons, also, about this particular situation. It's all of society that builds a culture like this.
+Keshia K I agree freedom of speech is not a licences to spread about the misinterpretation of certain topics which in this case is what is happening here. This journalist needs to change the title from prostitutes of God to prostitutes of the goddess... .. (with the name of that idol they worship)
We , Indians would have had a different story to tell the world if we had got freedom on 1776. Sadly we only got it on 1947 which means that we are still recovering from the impacts of dark ages like poverty , cultural downfall, racism, slavery etc. Dont worry about us now world, we are waking up , we are being educated , we are helping each other. Slowly but steadly we stand tall.
+jins george I am on your side 100%... You have a long way to come. First you need to publicly realize that this kind of thing is wrong. Make laws that outlaw child rape. Say that you cannot have sex with someone under the age of 18, even WITH their consent, and start enforcing it.
Ok. This is my point, slavery and submissive prostitution existed in most part of the world, Whereever there was war or oppression. Indians were a victim of that for centuries. It takes time and effort to realize and correct its remainings. Lots and lots of people in India are still struggling for existance. They can not just stop everything one fine day and invest in stock exchange.
Side note: the brothel owner Anithra is doing something that I've seen in a lot of Asian cultures but never in the West: brushing her hair outdoors. It's such a great idea - all the shed hair is left outside, leaving your home's interior free from stray hair. I'm surprised that it hasn't caught on, I see hair strewn about everywhere when I visit certain people's houses!
Regardless of what made it become what ever it is, it in its current form, as depicted in the Doc it is in every sense of the word DEVASTATING.Empowerment through sex is entirely different from using it as a means of feeding ones self. Also sending little prepubescent girls to this kind of work just to support a family is again in EVERY sense of the word DEVASTATING.
kaminoneh yeah sure, tell us more about how enlightened you shitbags are for selling 10 year old girls into life-long sex-slavery, and let the fathers/brothers feast on this bloodmoney, and still treat the girls like shit. this is some disgusting subhuman shit here.
This world is a cruel place. I pray these girls don’t have to do this forever. This really weighs heavy on my heart to know that these children are cast in to this kind of system simply so they can eat😔😔😔
Their religions seem like systematic poverty...where different classes are dependent on different Gods that undermine/limits their lives.....or maybe i just don't understand them
@@mbusomabena9751 no you're right. I'm from India. The caste system pervades everything even class. Even in professional settings and urban areas, there is always caste discrimination.
Praying does nothing, the people you watched in the video do everyday.only right education can save them, here in India public schools in most places are for namesake and in ruins even a lower middle class hesitates to leave their kids there and try to work hard to get them joined in a private one. Here education is a business , knowing that public run schools are worse private school/uni owners profit incredibly, I will bet there are 10k+ private schools on the whole mainland.
@@kys4s4c that's what happens when the only thing u guys do is to blame pakistan and Don't think about the problems within your own country what a shame if u support this culture than present your sister to become a devidass
Sayantani Chakravorty How is she ignorant? I didn't see her behave insensitively or insultingly at any point in the documentary. On the contrary she was quite unbiased and only really asked questions for most of the video.
Sayantani Chakravorty me too!! the first thing that baffled me was how she used 'shitting' instead of another better word....lol, shez English isn't she, she should use more decent vocab
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Sayantani Chakravorty tell us, please HOW EXACTLY she was mistaken and what she omitted, so we can be wiser next time.
animatic girl She literally laughed because that old woman was the first to bring a radio to her village. The whole time she is there she keeps making casually ethnocentric comments.
i'm half indian living in the states, though i'm very connected to my indian side. i even speak a bit of marathi and have visited india many times. all of my experiences there have been wonderful, and i adore this country. but after seeing this, i am ashamed of how little i know about india's problems. it's a beautiful country, rich with culture and the most hospitable people - though it certainly has an unsightly underbelly.
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Why does Vice name this documentary "Prostitutes of God" when Hindus believe in a million God's?
What a disguesting Religion Hinduism is...
I am too…. 4 years later.
I love how the interpreter said "Everybody is in France" with pure confidence.
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The way grandmom wiped her tears as if it was nothing, just speaks volumes of how tough, life has forced her to be. I hope and wish that she and her family are doing better now.
yes.. caught that.felt her pain
I wholeheartedly agree with your statements
She always had a choice, no one choses prostitution for their loved ones.
made me tear
How hard Hinduism* has forced her lol
“We may feel sad, we may become illiterates. But at least the family can have two meals per day.”
My heart just shattered. NO young, underage girl should ever have to live that way💔
like it's not ur job to feed these bums somebody pls save her
she is forced to support climate change
I cried at that part
@@jessicagomez8775 this makes you wet 🤔
And she’s damning her own life in order to care for people she shouldn’t have to
The last interview with the Devadasi grandmother and mother with a deceased daughter due to HIV was particularly heartbreaking to me. The older they got, the more disillusioned they became to the injustices of their social strata. Earlier in the doc, the young Devadasi girl copes with societal disgust by perceiving herself as a god who provides for her family. The goddess Yellamma is essentially a scapegoating for men to do as they will, and a coping mechanism for women to accept their fate under the guise of religion and duty.
Very intuitive and knowledgeable. Thank you for this perspective, I can agree, this feels like a truth.
I also agree with you too. It is feel like the goddess presence is use as a way for both justification of men putting younger girls in sex trafficking and a coping mechanism
I just want to cry after reading this. You put it really well, it is like that. I feel so bad and disgusted by this, I'd wish I could help in a way...
Very accurate perception, I agree
Well put together
I will never understand how prostitutes can be derided as filthy, but the men who pay for their services are somehow cleaner.
A blatant injustice.
Imagine someone that sees hundreds of men in month(3 men per day) might be more, at most these men are seeing these women a few times a month.
It’s not the same, and so it can be deduced why one would be considered dirtier than the other, but I ain’t never seen a dude who pays for prostitution considered clean. Most people will stay away from both with fear of catching stds….so stfu.
@@mankind8807 it’s still dirty from the men perspective because your paying to have sex with someone who has sex with everybody else.
Both are disgusting.
@@evi9929 Yes Evi, the floor is made of floor. Where did I imply that it is not dirty for the men? Learn to read and comprehend.
Aw calm down liberal
Interviewer: "So, everybody is friends?"
Indian dude: "Yes, everyone is in France."
@Jaat bhaii Not France or India. Or even dick land :D.
LMAO I heard that
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Plot twist: It was actually documented in France
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its one of those day on youtube...i think we all end up on these types of videos lol i just watched a Liberia cannibal video before this.
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The way the store owner treated those women really bothered me; these women are so strong, most of them do not have a choice but to do this. One woman said her reason was so that her family could have food to eat. It’s beyond heart breaking, I just wish things could be better for them.
You notice that while that store employee wouldn't look them in the eye, she had absolutely no problem taking their money.
@@mariakelly90210 Noticed that as well; it’s beyond messed up how the Devadasi’s are treated.
I'm so glad the other ladies got to experience what it's like to go to a store and get nice things❤ the way they looked at them turned my whole stomach tho
Seems like if you can't touch the people you shouldn't touch their money
Even though some Western progressives might have started venerating prostitutes, doesn't mean that things change. To anyone else, it's just a hooker. Nothing good about that.
That part where he talks about adopting a girl and giving her a better life really got me.
This indian dude knew about 10 words of english and thought hed be ok for a translator job...
It shows how poor of an effort this journalist put into her work. She chose to use him as a resource to publish her work instead of finding someone more qualified for the job.
devang88 haha.. correctly said.. I really don't understand why people always talk negative
@@animeshnagar4216 Because India is still many years behind other countries that Indians compare themselves with. Many parts are still 3rd world but improving with time. They need to invest in infrastructure instead of military.
here's the reality of it . the translator needed money . they felt bad and went with it . if it meant that much to him why not . can get it translated later any way . you just need the footage .
Google translate
I didn't know that dude has friends in France
He probably helps them with their computer viruses.
@@yourmom-yi8lo These brothel workers and customers have loads more viruses than just computer ones..
Lol
zappa frank
OMG HAHA 😂
@@yourmom-yi8lo is gay
I appreciate the man. He wants his daughter to go to school. These are inspiring people. Nothing I expected when I clicked this video.
i love how the two gay men r the nicest ones. the one wanting to have a daughter to give her a good life is so pure. this world is just fucked.
Lil kandy I mean he’s got a point. In all fairness no one asked. And we’re all weird so. carry on 👍
They aren’t a gay couple, the woman was just trans , they were straight
@@bibacummins7706 lmfao
@@bibacummins7706 He literally said he was gay, at 3:58 and subsequent incidences.
He can definitely have a family it's not impossible for him
The male sex worker in the saree, who adopted a girl and wanted to have a family is the sweetest human.
Facts
Disgusting
@@manavendrasingh3414 your probably a regular of his.
@@G1098-s5s I'm your mom's customer
@Based Adonis he said it himself he only wants a family he would like his kid to get marry have kids go to school and all basics saying he wants his kid to not do what he doing
I love Pandu. I hope he gets everything he wants. I hope that his daughter can go to school and choose to be whatever she wants to be. You can tell that he genuinely wants to create a better life for her and for himself. I hope he can find love, peace and happiness for the rest of his life.
@@bells433 get your negative ass out of here
same such a nice person
This is one of the compassionate comment.... after seeing all those "gay" "france" comments
She was a woman , she was just trans
I was crying when I saw her. She is such a strong woman!
The weird thing about the caste system is that Western educated Indians still buy into it- I went to medical school at Dartmouth and one of my fellow classmates was from the Brahmin caste (and she was born and raised in the US) and she looked down on another female classmate who was a Muslim Indian (an "untouchable"). Legit took place in New Hampshire in 2006 with all American or Canadian people of Indian descent. If they buy into it, what hope is there for these devadasi?
Oh yes absolutely they do. Hindus are the only people and religion on this planet who officially still practice Untouchability. Temple prostitution is part of their Hindu religion as well where the Hindu scriptures prescribe young girls to prostitute themselves in the temples to satisfy the sexual desires of Brahmin men.
Indian migrated abroad and now caste problem has become world problem
*cough reservation *cough
Muslims are not untouchables 😂 they are a different religion at first place
It broke my heart to hear the girl say that they look us with disgust but we’re gods ourselves and the family that depends on us. As an Indian and Hindu it breaks my heart to see these people. India cannot and will not improve until the caste system gets abolished.
dont need to be a hindu to feel disgusted. very indian irrespective of their religion should be ashamed to see their women in such condition
@@hisham2k5 True
@@mspotatohead9899 I thought the Caste System in India was abolished like centuries ago (I'm a foreigner, please don't diss me '-').
@@tsarnicholasii419 Oh no problem. The caste system has been abolished according tot he books and the government, but that doesn't mean it's not practiced. A lot of people especially i the rural areas still believe and practice it. I have seen people not being allowed to enter temples because they're of a lower caste. It truly is heartbreaking
@@tsarnicholasii419 that was a fucking lie literally, there are many promises but many of it are not enforced properly
when you lie on the application about being fluent in English and you get the job
The guy was someone on site who happened to speak a few words of English so the journalist dubbed him a "translator". They probably didn't even the decency to pay him for what hes been labelled, instead they've mocked him. This entire documentary is full of biased terminology and purposely inaccurate reporting to give it a negative, backward image. Utter joke.
@@aribasultan explain
How do you know he has never held a job. Or is he talking about you..that's why you're so hurt by his comment
@@aribasultan you're making some very bold claims... do you have any supporting statements/reasonings or should i put you in a box where all the angry ignorant comments go?
ishanxo Its clear to anyone who's been to India. Educate yourself, don't be another ignorant fool on TH-cam
*literally nobody*
*indian guy*: Everybody is in France
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
That really made me laugh haha
nobody:
*indian guy*: i am gay
“Atleast our families can eat 2 meals a day”. Wow. That actually hit me where it hurts. People are scraping what specks of dust they have together just to pay for 2 meals
The way homie shakes his head after every sentence has me weak.
0R1C4L lmao I know I was laughing so much I had to pause mid heist on gta
0R1C4L it’s the Indian equivalent of the ‘yes’ vertical nod; he’s just sayin “yep”.
It's an Indian thing
I know I was dying!🤣
he's just Indian
“Everybody lives in France” “I am gay”
its ya boi sk3l3t0r congratulations
HAHAHAHAHAHA i just saw that later in the vid
Holy shit lmaoooooo
Ayy Lien 💀💀💀
While wiggeling head
This male devadasi is such a sweet soul I hope he's doing well now
he's doing well actually he still sucking 8==D 😂😂
He died of aids
xxSK1LL10NA1RExx so sad
@@igorblyat7839 how do you know ._.
Sister Stina aids got him :(
These documentaries show me truly how blessed I am😢
literally nobody:
interpreter: i am gay
Indian interpreter meets Ugandan interviewer
i thught this was a joke but then saw the vid lmaoooo
May be he was!
i was dying lmfao
LMAO
Everybody is in France
lmfao
LOL I DIED!
hahahahahaha
hahahahahaha
and they had to specialized-subtitle it..hahahaha
The documentary overall was quite informative but the narrative in the beginning is a bit off.
It was during the colonial era that the Devdasi were compared to prostitutes by the British which was a political move to show the "savageness" of Indian culture. This was despite the fact that it was the British officials who maintained most of the brothels in India. They were forced to register themselves as prostitutes because that is what the British Government classified them to be.
You can read about it more on wikipedia....
You belive on Wikipedia 😭😂😂
They were already outcaste Prostitutes.
I hate how Indians never want to admit anything wrong with their country. It's why we have stopped developing.
@@onlyhuman5544 well u should really check facts. Becoz that’s just how it is. Initially devdasi women were free and liberated. They were women rich in arts like dancing and music and many upper caste women also took pride in being chosen as devdasies, in fact these women were never questioned about their sexual relationships with men too. But when the British came in, they could not fathom a society different then theirs and as this person stated devdasi were forced to register themselves as prostitutes.
@@ananyasingh6719 haan I am not saying no to you I am just saying despite all the sources it's Wikipedia that you are not supposed to quote
@@ananyasingh6719hey were registered to safeguard them . Every problem created by Brahmanism is thrown at British. No they ban devdasi because they saw exploitation of devdasi . They ban sati pratha, bal vivah .they allowed Widow remarriage.they open door for education to everyone including dalit,backwards . British left ,now you have to wait for foreigners to come to India and tell us about devdasi bacause who cares for them in India they are untouchables not worthy of being discussed that's why No one see Indian news ,media , movie about them and other India's problems like caste system , superstition, farzi babas , economic and social disparity
I have nothing but mad respect for the journalist. She looks very empathic and warm, covering this kind of topic can be very challenging but she went all-in travelling through, in which I believe, the very remote parts of India. Kudos to both Vice and her.
the journalist made a good documentary on a sensitive subject, but some of her observation about gods were ABHORRENT! she MUST LEARN about cultures before making UNCIVILISED COMMENTS!
@@Jr-rp4wb so true
@@Jr-rp4wb well they were fat and naked tho ngl
@@altf4ash677 who are you to judge? fat naked or not??pevert!
@@Jr-rp4wb when did I judge I was just stating the obvious
😂😂. The translator in the beginning had no idea what he was talking about.
Jpn Gold I would’ve had the hardest time refraining from throwing some bonkers shit in there, like, “so, for your customers who favor mayo wrestling with live weasels, ...” or something
"Everybody is in France"🤣
Redplanetary Skywalker1/11 HAH i died at that part
“i am gay, i am anitas room”
I don't think any of us had any idea what he was talking about but homie made it make sense in his own head
3:14 Everybody is friends?
Translator - Yes Everybody is in france.
+Pinketuzz that was my favorite part of this documentary!!
Lmfaooooo 😂😂😂😭
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Shit just realizes that!! Lmao!😂😂😂😂😂
Realized*
Pandu is so brave am so happy that you covered someone so strong like him. The mind broundaries that we have he freed himself from them and believes he can live the way he wants and that's the only thing I believe you need to live a life happily.
BRUH THAT MAN LITERALLY ADOPTED A GIRL. And gave her a choice as to her future career. Istg, hes a saint
Edit: guys/gals/xems, i believe he's a gay man who cross dresses. Anyways I'm shocked to see 2k likes ☺️
ikr? I hope he managed to improve that girl's life. Though I fear that unless she gets the hell out of the country, she'll still be discriminated against.
How stunning is he! Holy sheet if I'm ever in the market for a Sari and not cons n jeans I'm hitting that dude up
Uhh, what's a saint? Im not that good at English sorry.
💜
He seems to be a fun, positive person to be around.
@@iamalive9385 a saint is a holy man
"Everybody is in france" 3:16 I'm ducking dying😂😂😂😂
Quack
Maro that comment is getting very old very fast, you need to move on to something else, preferably original as well
Maro I died LOL
Of course auto correct always has to ruin something 😂
Ill have what he's having
So in a country of 1.3 billion people with the literacy rate of 74%, she found that one guy to be her translator? I mean you are literate aren't you.....
The guy was someone on site who happened to speak a few words of English so the journalist dubbed him a "translator". They probably didn't even the decency to pay him for what hes been labelled, instead they've mocked him. This entire documentary is full of biased terminology and purposely inaccurate reporting to give it a negative, backward image. Utter joke.
@@aribasultan can't argue anymore.
@@reck_er5003 bro nah. Literacy rate is 74 but the local language of sangli is a mixture of the local languages spoken in maharashtra and karnataka. Its a unique language, and only a local would understand it. Sangli is not a part of mainstream india hence the language barrier.
@Farmer Larry Nothing more can be said about that, India truly is a disgusting society and no can tell me more about it being an Indian. But according to your analogy anything that's more wrong than any other thing, than those petty wrong things are ok. We were just discussing how biased and trash the documentary was, being a professional. We came here to watch the documentary not her biased opinions or thoughts, nobody is questioning whether the info provided is right or wrong.
@@reck_er5003 hey Jake ,not as disgusting as yours ,trust me on that mate ,I do admit that and cannot deny that fact that prostitution is a big problem here in India ,but don't you deny that it doesn't exist in your country ..truth to be told it may be a bigger problem in west and these time of men exists everywhere and more so in west .It is just one little side of India unfortunately neglected .Most of the Indians are well educated and the CEO's of biggest companies in the world. I do feel ashamed that these women are totally being neglected by the govt and general Indian society.
Makes you truly understand that life truly is just a genetic lottery and so many of are just lucky while others aren’t. This could’ve been any of us so we should never judge but instead empathise and try to end these kinds of practices because we have the position and resources to do so. Thank you for this documentary 👏🏽
Yes and no. It’s not a genetic lottery but a process of reincarnation. Even these people know that they are in this position because of their past life experiences
Don't get me wrong, I love VICE and their documentaries, but the person making this documentary did an especially poor job of narrating her research. She mocked many of the Hindu stories, saying that they made no sense and even went so far as to call the people in the videos fat. Her job as a reporter and journalist is to inform us, not to give personal opinions. Very disappointed with the way that she depicted Hinduism and they ladies of this video.
I am so glad you wrote this because it's exactly how I feel. The "reporter" was very bias and depicted Hinduism and India in a very mocking/negative manner. She failed to do any in-depth research on the topics she covered, and at times she was offensive in the things she said. If people want a better look at Devadasi's watch Pan Nalins film.
Balram Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely check that out. :--)
True 😌 still not complete story and as i think it is nothing for god they are just saying their illegal buisness for god and that is real waste for people lives India
Vishakha Tomar I think being in the sex business is a person's choice unless they were abducted and forced into it.
+95coups true but according to this video they are saying it is for god thats wrong and actually without any licenses sex workers cant do anything and its illegal for doing this stuffs in public place there is a different place for them and for god nah.. I cant believe that is for god at all
I am an Indian. This video was so amazingly put together and executed. So many emotions and truths about India and our sad, disturbing culture came out. Good job.
yes it was a good documentary except where she portrays her lack of knowledge on the indian culture and religion and makes some racist comments.
@@Jr-rp4wb oh, it’s been years since I had watched this video. Can you please tell me which part was offensive?
@@Jr-rp4wb yesssss
@@devadarshini00 calling indian god as fat blue bellied, wearing bikinis.
@@Jr-rp4wb Well she meant the actors who played the role in those dramas/movies. In reality no one actually knows the true form of deities.
I know everybody is talking crap of the reporter but omfg come on no is going to mention the gay Indian's super cute story of just wanting a family ??
Savanna Lugo my parents that are living in a 1st world country aren't even that supportive. he's a fucking legend.
that was my favorite part. loved that story.
ikr? He seems like a wonderful human being. Wanting to give a little girl a life she needs and deserves.
That part made me cry:´-) No matter how the fate treated him,he holds his head high and talks about wanting a better life for his girl.I would be proud to have a loving "auntie"like this to take of in elder days
jiji he is so funny 😂😂😂
As an independent SW online who works with escorts this is so sad. Minors should never be a part of sex work but Im glad that this is talked about. I think its so important to talk about these issues because they happen more often than we would like to imagine! This was amazing journalism! Thank you!
@Secular Doge not thats gross
why cant they be apart of your "work"
@@i-3137 bc theyre children r u dumb
It’s sad how many “funny” comments there are and barely any serious ones, discussing about the actual point of the whole video.
I agree. This was very hard to watch.
It is because people mainly comment to get likes. Not to actually discuss the situation at hand.
yes the comments break my heart more than the documentary if we just laugh it off than how can we hope to change things
@@nilusdusane exactly!! so often when I look to comments on docs like these and left dismayed at peoples inability to truly digest whats in front of them
Sadly, TH-cam makes it visible that idiots are around the world.
That convinces me, that we need good social systems to prevent these idiots from harming other people.
The Indian people in the video are no much different, in the sense that they just try to cope with the environment in which they were born, just as we do in our societies. Empathy is a very basic skill I wish everyone has enough...
I'm from Karnataka...and understanding what they are talking really hits hard....the pain and agony in their word amd voice..i could feel it.. My heart goes out to these women..
AS A FELLOW KANNADIGA, COULD YOU HELP SOME OF THE KIDS GET AN EDUACTION SO THAT THEIR FAMILIES DONT HAVE TO CONTINUE LIVING AS SLAVES TO THE UPPER CASTES?
@@Jr-rp4wb very sad, in this 21st century you people still have cast difference, most probably if I sm no wrong you are from India I guess, but I heard that you are happy to be untouchable, every cast in India like shudra to brahman are happy for their level where they are, why don't you fight for your rights..
Your indian brother is asking for your help, are from upper caste?
16:49 "my only wish is to have a family."😔💔
😪
can't give birth to one lmao
@@seannotconnery8191 you don't have to sweetie. Family is more than giving birth fyi
this is what we call real content
It is
By the True beauty?
Hey 👋 I am a big fan too
I loved the series ending , did you too?
"All I want is a family" ..I felt that Hit my chest ... cause that's all I want as well.
and you'll get it, love
lol
Follow Jesus and family will come
since when? id say theres a lot of us who dont want a family lol
@@bm-ww8kbwho the f spoke for u, mate?
I quite like Pandu, She really decided "This is my life and I'll be dammned if I don't live it my way!" I hope her daughter does get to go to school, regardless of her biology Pandu seems like she'll be a great mother
thank you for using her prounouns correctly, youre the first comment i see respecting it
@@sssukiiie man stfu, I can respect someone for who they are but still call them by what I identify them as being. Yall take this too damn far
@@sssukiiie please help me understand why I, as a straight man have to consider a gay man/trans as a woman. I can respect it all day but I like women so therefore in my mind its a man. Thats how I know that person is not for me. What are you looking for here? I'm serious wanting an answer.
It's a man. He says he is gay. Just Because he is gay and desses like a woman doesn't mean he identifies as one. Stop twisting things. He is not trans, just travesti. Ffs
It's "he"
It’s so amazing how vice can show us a documentary about such Dark topics but keep it lighthearted while making such a huge impact on its viewers like prostitution is such a dark topic which no one talks about but vice shows it while playing 90s hindi pop music! I’m really grateful to them for making documentaries on such topics that are still considered as a taboo.
whilst calling our gods and godesses as "fat blue skinned men with girly bikinis".
@@aayushmishra7270 That's exactly how they look. Also, they don't exist.
@@jacobcook245 Atheists at their prime: "oh your God doesnt exist, Im above such things..."
Bro, I know nothing about Hindu gods, but at least I dont go around direspecting people's faiths, grow a brain and stop acting like a 12 year old.
Because unlike other so called "news outlets" they are very objective and not pushing any judgments on people.
@@OumyNeferti EXACTLY!!!
How can these fathers treat there daughters like that? My daughter is so precious to me!
It’s that day of the month where TH-cam recommends videos about escaping North Korea, kidnapping brides and this.
My Favourite Day Ever
Did you get general butt naked and general mosquito spray?
Came from kidnapped brides... on my way to. NK escapes now I guess. Thanks.
Venezuela is the worst
@@KurtZenNx1 Noooo its general BUTT NAKEDD, he ate children, alive, its in liberia
they passed through 3 civil wars you can imagine how fucked up the country is, warlords everywhere with drugs, cannibalism and rape
that was my first time youtube asked me thrice if I want to watch a video "u sure want to watch that?", "sure?? community said its tough!!", "u know it will be disturbing???"
the guy who adopted a girl...HE WAS SO GOOD 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Indian Jeffrey Star 😂
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The pain in the mothers eyes as she spoke about her daughter who died and the other girls who paid this horrific price just to be able to eat. This documentary has haunted me ever since I first saw it. What a terrible system the caste is for these girls, they have no hope for anything.....
Vice old video binge time! Gotta learn more about our world, no matter how beautiful nor bleak
Your language when describing the gods and goddesses is rather offensive. Although many of our traditions and beliefs may sound far fetched to you they still hold true in Hinduism today. By describing Shiv Ji Pagwaan as a 'fat blue man in a bikini' is rather rude as he is one of the most worshipped in our religion. If you are going to make a documentary you should also be sensitive and use the correct terminology when describing such an issue. Hinduism is the oldest religion of all time so I'd appreciate it if you were to show a little bit more empathy and respect to our culture , beliefs, tradition and religion.
ya thats true,she insulted the religion and gods.
leave them... they r the biggest hypocrites on earth...
Yeah rape is a pretty old crime. Does it deserve respect? Just cause some things old doesn't mean shit.
Yupp rape is very old.. jesus fuckin nuns frm a long time, mother mary was a rape victim.. taste of ur own medicine.. give disrespect hav disrespect..
Jakes Youlove
My god, with vice's resources they couldnt hire a decent translator?! English isn't that much of an uncommon language in India that decent translators are impossible to find
English is one of there main languages which was heavily influenced by the British
The guy was someone on site who happened to speak a few words of English so the journalist dubbed him a "translator". They probably didn't even the decency to pay him for what hes been labelled, instead they've mocked him. This entire documentary is full of biased terminology and purposely inaccurate reporting to give it a negative, backward image. Utter joke.
Ari ST how would you react if he just spouts off “yes they are all France”
That’s just objectively funny. Get your hand out of your ass.
@@aribasultan It's not like he was forced to be a translator at gunpoint. He agreed to it and did an awful job. Is there a more accurate context in which making fun of someone's performance is warranted?
@@erichdiebenow4727 get your head out of yours Karen
Eating in banana leaves is tradition. Get your facts right vice
did she just say "fat hindu gods in gold bikinis" 💀thats vile and disgusting mate
Ikr
This was released before all the political correctness😂😂😂😂
It’s perfectly true
It’s true tho
@@fredflinstone6601ofcourse, christcucks hate anything that isn't from their culture
When you're hired as a contract language translator but you're actually part of the staff.. "I am sex worker." Lol 🤦♀️
I think I know how he got the job 🤔
He's is Frances
I think he's telling us that everybody's in France guys..
i am not Hindu but the way she explained the story about the goddess was horrible...
Ikr comepletely unprofessional.
It was funny tho
@@jpproductions7771 which isn't the type of tone you'd want in a video about forced prostitution.
Yes it was very offensive
Well, in her defense, the goddess stuff is pretty bizarre and confusing. Plus it's in a completely different language.
"Everybody is in France"!lmao
Saurabh Patil lol it's not easy if u don't understand all ;)
i did understand what he was saying but still!lol i'm indian too so....
HAHA that made me laugh so hard lol
ikr!lmao
Tanja Vasiliev Well if you call yourself a translator you better be able to translate and understand properly don't you think?
best video on youtube in a while such good editing pacing and music choices thanks!
what a horrible thing to happen to a child.
I think it'd be better to say "what a horrible thing to happen to anyone, ESPECIALLY a child"
when I found Jesus
TorrentesDeFe This is what religion does to you
rigjt, religion is a way for people to ease the guilt of their souls for their sins without having to stop their sin, like the religion of atheism. That is why every human needs to repent and seek forgiveness and grace from the one true God, so a relationship with Him can exist, and put religion in a trash can.
It is largely societal or cultural actually. It doesnt happen in all of the states in India, nor is it inspired by any religious textual injunctions.
God save those children forced into this kind of work.😢
It's their gods pushing them to do it actually
@@donyamalak Not relevant, really, unless you somehow new for certain that Cherry Dew was speaking to one of the Hindu gods.
@@donyamalak U mean their mothers?
IT'S a sadness in the Eyes of The children "forced voluntarily" Into this Life. Knowing the way a child (Young girls) think and feel at certain stages of development, their hearts must be dark in Many cases. Such as the last Family, who's daughter died of AIDS, and Who talked about how They used to feed those who knocked on doors to beg for food to be Able to eat, and now, she's The begger for food. 😢😥😢😥 IT'S one of the saddest aspects of Life I have ever heard. 🙏🏾🙏🏾May God HELP Them All 🙏🏾🙏🏾And MYSELF Also 🙏🏾🙏🏾
God saved nobody so far
Many of us in urban part of India are made to believe that Devadasi & Caste system doesn't exist in modern India.
Sarah Harris had to come to India & show us the ground reality😐
True
Western media is too negative
Times of universe each media is negative . Western media is just the one who spearheads the negativity.
harshith harshi you do realize that you just commented on a 7 year old documentary ?
@@soham4741
Next up I will be watching a documentary called SEVEN UP(made on 1964) on TH-cam.
Can't I comment on it?
Amazing documentary, truly great work both hosting and production wise, loved it.
17:24 the fact that they have a way to put on condoms on their customers who dont wanna wear 1 left me speechless. like the way they put it on man... FUCKING GENIUS
Not very effective tbh... More chance of "breaking" too.
@@LiveYourLifeWithJoy literally better than nothing at all
I didn't understand. How does that work in detail?
@@manavendrasingh3414 just to get them to laugh to break the monotony and try to make them feel better even though they won't be able to go in raw
men are so horrible
The sentence :"shitting on the side of railway tracks" kinda ruined the whole documentary for me . Thanks vice reporter !
And also how she insinuated that eating off a banana leaf is backwards
I am not offended as a hindu
Because I am ashamed caste syste still exist in our society...
Vishal Gupta its almost non existent , and problems like this are all over the world . Even the americans should be ashamed that skin colour based discrimination exists in their country but they are just cockwombles who just blame everyone else for their shortcomings and think they can get away with it , typical American mentality
Isn't the caste system part of your religion?
Noobmaster 69 thats like saying terrorism is a part of islam
@@soham4741 It is actually a part of the religion and pundits here are conservative of caste
Master Chief yeah, many of us do blame other parties for our own discrimination. It’s too common.
This is heartbreaking to watch. The way young girls are mistreated by their own families due to harsh economic realities and others preying upon their misfortune is unbelievable.
This is a sad an interesting phenomenon. But they sure picked the wrong person to report on it. The woman was okay, but utterly uninformed and unacquainted with India. i read about Devadasi girls first in the book Nine Lives by William Dalrymple. He had a much more poignant way of sharing their story. i would have liked to see an Indian woman who actually knows the most basic things about her country speak with devadasi women, and connect with them on a deeper level.
Exactly
Second this very obvious statement/request.
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Hinduism is a chamber of horrors -- Babasaheb Ambedkar
We like eating in the banana leaf. Not because we lack plates and serve ware. It's safe for the environment unlike any plastic plates.
NANCY MATHEN thank you
Essence for Dharna:
1. Do the service of making impure ones pure. Give knowledge to the prostitutes and those without virtues and uplift those who have fallen. Only when you uplift them will your name be glorified.omshanti .
im not saying that it a bad idea but plates can be reused.
In Las Vegas I'm eating off plastic!😝
David Howard i agree bruh 😑😑
Why could they not hire a proper translator? I know there are persons who speak both languages perfectly! Come on, VICE, this is disappointing!
What are you talking about there are least 100 languages in India which most don’t even sound close to each other. I know Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi and I couldn’t understand a lot of them.
Everybody was in France dude cut VICE some slack
Chris Varghese
The sex workers would probably only allow someone that they knew to translate for them, he said that he himself worked there after all.
*people bot persons 😐 Why judge others whe you yourself is not even better
There are so many people in maharashtra AND sangli who can speak fluently in both the languages! They would've found no difficulty in finding someone!
Top class documentary! Sad & very mind-blowing.
"fat hindu gods with blue skin and gold bikinis". Come on now, that's just lazy - I was raised a hindu and am now an atheist but I don't talk about Christianity's "over complicated bearded guy who wandered around a lot and eventually got crucified" or "this ghost came that into a big tower and everyone could understand each other sci-fi". If you can go and research the history of Devadasi women, at least convey parts of hindu scripture with a little less infantilisation.
Monika Ghosh It’s true, and the legend really isn’t all that convoluted. Parashuram’s dad asked him to behead his mother, Renuka, after she was unable to miraculously make a water pot out of sand (something she could do because of her religious devotion and chastity). He told his father that he would do so if his father would grant him a boon. His father agreed and he complied. After he had beheaded his mother, his father asked him what he’d like. He said that he wanted for his mother’s life to be restored. His father agreed, but on the condition that Renuka be given the body of a dead Dalit woman, and the Dalit woman’s head would be put onto Renuka’s body, making her am outcaste. They found a Dalit woman’s body in a charnel ground: The Renuka-headed-Dalit-body became Yellamma and the Dalit-headed-Renuka-body became Mariamman, the goddess of smallpox.
Like... it’s a weird story... but it’s not much weirder than, say, the Catholic story where Saint Nicholas resurrects three little boys who were pickled by a cannibalistic butcher.
Actually, that's exactly what Christianity is...
Understand true hinduism
th-cam.com/video/EQv6kqGsR0E/w-d-xo.html
Marina Gaughtblattz thé saint Nicolas Story isn't a religious story like in the holy Bible. It's a story meant for kids.
Monika Ghosh i understood you are an aethist!! so why so touchy? make up your mind on your side..
"I AM GAY" the way he said it was perfect 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sepehr Azizi very Boraty! 😂
The entire time I watched that part I thought that he wasn’t actually a gay man and most likely a trans woman bury her just didn’t know that transgenderism is a thing.
@@destinygordon2279 or he's just.. a gay man who likes femininity??????
Same me too this is nuts
4:20 *HUUH?!* 🤣
People are dreaming of the life you take for granted..
PandasDontShare damn that’s cold
Brooke Orfan you can't just assume that other people's lives are great my parents both died and now I'm a foster kid
Dam 🤔😟 so true.
@@xMoonlala ofc you don't
By watching these kinds of documentary I feel like what we have people are dying for it. Literally we are living luxury life
This woman guiding the show is awful. She comes across as sanctimonious, smug, and has a poor understanding of Indian culture. She's offensive; she's like a voyeur.
agreed.
+Mahzabin its because she has no understanding and making false assumptions. Basically, fiving out false information you moon cricket
Alison Cain. u
LOL... You are right, she's so judgmental, she should be ashamed of herself. There is absolutely nothing wrong in prostituting your child if it's part of your primitive religion.
I thought she was pretty spot on... sorry India does look like a giant trash can and those dirty hoes worship goofy bullshit gods
If you watch one damn Vice video, TH-cam gone send you down a damn rabbit hole of despair
"God's with blue skin and bikinis "
this journalist has no professionalism....what she has documented with regards to girls being forced into prostitution is a despicable practice. ...
but her message is lost by her condescending remarks and tone.
bubblegum culture
What part
I thought her remarks about Hinduism were a little unnecessarily snarky and dismissive. A lot of Hindus believe in Yellamma/Renuka and don’t support this system of ritualized child abuse, and the Goddess was initially a figure that represented access to education and autonomy that was unknown in India outside of that religious sect. Of course, it’s been horribly perverted now, but that’s more due to the suppression of Indian cultures by the West than it is to Hinduism in and of itself.
I noticed she also kept laughing quite a lot during this video.
are we gonna ignore 6:55? why is talking like this about hinduism okay? that was completely unnecessary to say, and if they actually cared to learn the story of Yellamma they could do the minimum amount of research and find out, without choosing that video and framing hinduism as ridiculous. super weird attitude towards it.
Everybody is in France, my man said it with so much confidence
My heart breaks for the two women at the end.
The Father is pleased to see the sweetest children. You children know that you are all playing your own parts in this play. The unlimited Father is also playing His part of being personally in front of you in this unlimited drama. You sweet children of the sweet Father are personally able to see the s weetest Father. Souls see one another with the organs of the body. So, you are the sweet children. The Father knows that He has come to make you children very sweet. This Lakshmi and Narayan are most sweet. Their kingdom is also sweet. In fact, even their subjects are sweet. When you go to the temples you find them (idols) to be so sweet. You feel: As soon as the temple opens, we will have a glimpse of the sweet deities. Those who have a glimpse of them understand that they were the masters of sweet heaven. So many people go to a Shiva Temple because He is the sweetest of all. People praise that sweetest Shiv Baba a great deal. You children too have to become most sweet. The “most sweetest ” Father is personally sitting in front of you children.
they are still sex workers though with no food... even if you say all that. @@bkanand3388
Ginger, you're gorgeous
@@bkanand3388 : That was terrible and made no sense. Your English isn't very good.
@@bkanand3388 WHAT CRAP IS THAT?
There's more to devadasi than prostitution. Devadasis were ORIGINALLY temple dancers as in they did work for the temple like cleaning, dancing for the gods and teaching girls music and dance. Devadasis were originally held in high regard as in they were paid to ONLY dance not sleep around but to show their dancing talents in the form of the classical dance called odissi where devadasi originated from. It was not until the 17th century- with the mughals and the british raj came that brought it down to that level, over time devadasis were made to perform but some were eventually taken as concubines. And with the christian missionaries coming over made it worse with the anti-nautch movement that pretty much made them resort to prostitution since their reputation was damaged beyond repair.
It a sad thing really and a pity that its looked at the way it is despite the fact pre-mughal and british raj it was a respectable position.
*just research odissi and you'll see*
***** Then these girls shouldn't be called or even considered as devadasi since they don't follow or practice the arts, right?. They're just regular prostitutes.
AtarashiNOhi pretty much
***** It's dumb of people to slap the name 'Devadasi' onto the common prostitute. In fact, that's just plain insulting.
AtarashiNOhi that it is when long ago devadasi was never a prostitute same with tawaif
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whats wrong with eating from banana leaves? does the reporter think paper or plastic plates mean progess? it's just harming the environment
“dedicated” is a funny way to say “trafficked for sex”
is the religious way to say "groomed"
true that
Lol you Hindus sucks
Education saves lives.... Educate your daughters people..
JustDance Pinky33 you have to educate the men that women are equal then there will be freedom and proper education
thanks for that outcry of yours, you're such a good person, I'm sure they're going to hear it... are you an activist? You sure are doing a good serivce to society
JustDance Pinky33 educating the daughters isn't going to help much unless you educate the sons, also, about this particular situation. It's all of society that builds a culture like this.
carole wilson Men and women arent the same they cant never be fully equal
MISTER NICE GUY hahaha Jesus Christ. That was uhh something hahaha
“ my only wish is to have a family “ 😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿
Dutch Bitch way painful. Ugh
Dutch Bitch I’ll give a tribe if you want to! 😂
Well, already got Becky and Lisa. What more do you want ?
Sorry 😭
Yes sad 😔
This was very enlightening
The word "God" and "prostitute" shouldn't even belong in the same sentence.
yes!
+Keshia K We have freedom of speech.
+Cathy Danther freedom of speech has nothing to do with it. Not a thing.
Keshia K How?
+Keshia K I agree freedom of speech is not a licences to spread about the misinterpretation of certain topics which in this case is what is happening here. This journalist needs to change the title from prostitutes of God to prostitutes of the goddess... .. (with the name of that idol they worship)
We , Indians would have had a different story to tell the world if we had got freedom on 1776. Sadly we only got it on 1947 which means that we are still recovering from the impacts of dark ages like poverty , cultural downfall, racism, slavery etc. Dont worry about us now world, we are waking up , we are being educated , we are helping each other. Slowly but steadly we stand tall.
+jins george I am on your side 100%... You have a long way to come. First you need to publicly realize that this kind of thing is wrong. Make laws that outlaw child rape. Say that you cannot have sex with someone under the age of 18, even WITH their consent, and start enforcing it.
what a great excuse..lol
Ok. This is my point, slavery and submissive prostitution existed in most part of the world, Whereever there was war or oppression. Indians were a victim of that for centuries. It takes time and effort to realize and correct its remainings. Lots and lots of people in India are still struggling for existance. They can not just stop everything one fine day and invest in stock exchange.
+jins george your dark ages of poverty comes from the fact that you have a 3 class system and that no one can change status in the classes
+jins george I'll believe it when the caste system no longer exists.
3:17 "Ha! Everybody is in france" LOL LOL LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Excellent storytelling
Side note: the brothel owner Anithra is doing something that I've seen in a lot of Asian cultures but never in the West: brushing her hair outdoors. It's such a great idea - all the shed hair is left outside, leaving your home's interior free from stray hair. I'm surprised that it hasn't caught on, I see hair strewn about everywhere when I visit certain people's houses!
All my hair gets caught on the brush so
Not for me and it's a real problem xD
Yes it's nice of her. But those who live in apartments can at least collect their fallen hair or broom it away. But people are lazy so.
That’s what you got from this vid
It’s because of temperature. When it’s hot people can do their business on their balcony or lawn etc
"Devadasi " more like Devastating!
LEGIT_ELITE ...their kids' genitals.
Regardless of what made it become what ever it is, it in its current form, as depicted in the Doc it is in every sense of the word DEVASTATING.Empowerment through sex is entirely different from using it as a means of feeding ones self. Also sending little prepubescent girls to this kind of work just to support a family is again in EVERY sense of the word DEVASTATING.
Also more importantly my comment was more of a use of a poor pun. However it does echo my feelings on the subject
kaminoneh yeah sure, tell us more about how enlightened you shitbags are for selling 10 year old girls into life-long sex-slavery, and let the fathers/brothers feast on this bloodmoney, and still treat the girls like shit.
this is some disgusting subhuman shit here.
For all who want to know the real truth about this issue.Check this pls
ajitvadakayil.blogspot.com/2014/02/devadasi-system-immoral-lie-of-temple.html
This world is a cruel place. I pray these girls don’t have to do this forever. This really weighs heavy on my heart to know that these children are cast in to this kind of system simply so they can eat😔😔😔
Their religions seem like systematic poverty...where different classes are dependent on different Gods that undermine/limits their lives.....or maybe i just don't understand them
@@mbusomabena9751 no you're right. I'm from India. The caste system pervades everything even class. Even in professional settings and urban areas, there is always caste discrimination.
Yeah so sad ..... Seeing their stories 😭
Praying does nothing, the people you watched in the video do everyday.only right education can save them, here in India public schools in most places are for namesake and in ruins even a lower middle class hesitates to leave their kids there and try to work hard to get them joined in a private one. Here education is a business , knowing that public run schools are worse private school/uni owners profit incredibly, I will bet there are 10k+ private schools on the whole mainland.
@@kys4s4c that's what happens when the only thing u guys do is to blame pakistan and Don't think about the problems within your own country what a shame if u support this culture than present your sister to become a devidass
am i the only one who finds a lot of this woman's commentary needlessly insulting? lmao
"I'm GAY"
Smikkelbeer out of nowhere ... lol
Smikkelbeer good for you 😂
Smikkelbeer feel sorry for u when u die
me too, bi at that? i think, gay for sure...hahaha
stop making fun of gay people. lol
I am jealous you can read while being in a car I throw up every time i try
Roblox Crusader same
Hahahahaha same
Eezzz
Y’all some bitches
@@kevinvasquez2255 nice name cuh
Most ignorant reporter, hard to believe that this person was given a voice to speak for such a sensitive matter. I am appalled
Sayantani Chakravorty How is she ignorant? I didn't see her behave insensitively or insultingly at any point in the documentary. On the contrary she was quite unbiased and only really asked questions for most of the video.
Sayantani Chakravorty me too!! the first thing that baffled me was how she used 'shitting' instead of another better word....lol, shez English isn't she, she should use more decent vocab
Sayantani Chakravorty tell us, please HOW EXACTLY she was mistaken and what she omitted, so we can be wiser next time.
Sayantani Chakravorty What? Stop hating on the reporter, she is just doing her job. -.-
animatic girl She literally laughed because that old woman was the first to bring a radio to her village. The whole time she is there she keeps making casually ethnocentric comments.
i'm half indian living in the states, though i'm very connected to my indian side. i even speak a bit of marathi and have visited india many times. all of my experiences there have been wonderful, and i adore this country. but after seeing this, i am ashamed of how little i know about india's problems. it's a beautiful country, rich with culture and the most hospitable people - though it certainly has an unsightly underbelly.