Why It Sucks to Be a God's Bride (devadasi) In Medieval India

Why It Sucks to Be a God's Bride (in Medieval India) You were married to a god at five years old. By fourteen the temple had already sold you to the highest donor. This is the dark history of the devadasi system in Medieval India told through your eyes. In this animated history video we follow the life of a devadasi from childhood dedication inside a Hindu temple to the brutal reality of what sacred slavery actually meant for millions of women across centuries of Indian history. This is not the story history books tell. This is why it sucks. 🕯️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - You Are Born 02:30 - Life Inside the Temple 06:00 - The Second Ceremony 10:00 - Publicly Sacred Privately Owned 14:00 - The Merchant's Son 18:00 - Training Your Replacement 20:30 - The Cage Had Two Names If you enjoy dark history storytelling animated history and edutainment content about ancient history and weird history you will love this channel. We cover your life as a historical figure through stick figure animation and hand drawn animation that brings forgotten stories back to life. From ancient China and the Qing Dynasty to Ming Dynasty empresses ghost brides and beyond our why it sucks series explores the darkest corners of world history through the eyes of the people who lived it. 🔔 Subscribe for new animated history and dark history storytelling every week #WhyItSucks #DarkHistory #AnimatedHistory #Devadasi #MedievalIndia #AncientHistory #Edutainment #HandDrawnAnimation #StickFigureAnimation #HistoryDocumentary #WeirdHistory #HistoryExplained #YourLifeAs #WhyItSucksToBeBornAs #Storytelling #IndiaHistory #SacredSlave #TempleHistory #MingDynasty #QingDynasty