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	Women competed to win the title of a Nagarvadhu, and it was not a taboo.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001224/spectrum/main1.htm Spectrum lead article, ''The Sunday Tribune'', 24 Dec 2000]</ref> The most beautiful and talented (in various [[Indian classical dance\|dance forms]]) woman was chosen as the Nagarvadhu.		Women competed to win the title of a Nagarvadhu, and it was not a taboo.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001224/spectrum/main1.htm Spectrum lead article, ''The Sunday Tribune'', 24 Dec 2000]</ref> The most beautiful and talented (in various [[Indian classical dance\|dance forms]]) woman was chosen as the Nagarvadhu.

	A Nagarvadhu was respected ~~like a queen or Goddess~~, but she was a [[courtesan]]; people could watch her dance and sing.<ref name="uni-sofia">{{cite web\|url=http://www.phys.uni-sofia.bg/~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage.html\|title=~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage\|publisher=phys.uni-sofia.bg\|accessdate=2014-02-09\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311235716/http://www.phys.uni-sofia.bg/~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage.html\|archive-date=2018-03-11\|url-status=dead\|df=}}</ref> A Nagarvadhu's price for a single night's dance was very high, and she was only within the reach of the very rich – the king, the princes, and the [[lord]]s.		A Nagarvadhu was respected, but she was a [[courtesan]]; people could watch her dance and sing.<ref name="uni-sofia">{{cite web\|url=http://www.phys.uni-sofia.bg/~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage.html\|title=~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage\|publisher=phys.uni-sofia.bg\|accessdate=2014-02-09\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311235716/http://www.phys.uni-sofia.bg/~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage.html\|archive-date=2018-03-11\|url-status=dead\|df=}}</ref> A Nagarvadhu's price for a single night's dance was very high, and she was only within the reach of the very rich – the king, the princes, and the [[lord]]s.

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Famous Nagarvadhus

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[[File:Raja Ravi Varma, Vasanthasena (Oleographic print).jpg|thumb|Vasantasenā; by [[Raja Ravi Varma]]]]

'''Nagarvadhu''' or '''Nagar Vadhu''' ([[Devanagari]]: नगरवधू) ("bride of the city") was a tradition followed in some parts of [[History of India|ancient India]].

Women competed to win the title of a Nagarvadhu, and it was not a taboo.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001224/spectrum/main1.htm Spectrum lead article, ''The Sunday Tribune'', 24 Dec 2000]</ref> The most beautiful and talented (in various [[Indian classical dance|dance forms]]) woman was chosen as the Nagarvadhu.

A Nagarvadhu was respected like a queen or Goddess, but she was a [[courtesan]]; people could watch her dance and sing.<ref name="uni-sofia">{{cite web|url=http://www.phys.uni-sofia.bg/~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage.html|title=~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage|publisher=phys.uni-sofia.bg|accessdate=2014-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311235716/http://www.phys.uni-sofia.bg/~viktor/wisdom/osho/marriage.html|archive-date=2018-03-11|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref> A Nagarvadhu's price for a single night's dance was very high, and she was only within the reach of the very rich – the king, the princes, and the [[lord]]s.

==Famous Nagarvadhus==
*[[Amrapali]], state courtesan and Buddhist disciple, described in ''Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu'' by [[Acharya Chatursen]]
*[[Vasantasena]], a character in the classic Sanskrit story of ''[[Mricchakatika]]'', written in the 2nd century BC by [[Śūdraka]]
*[[Madhavi (Silappatikaram)|Madhavi]], a character in the classic Tamil story of ''[[Silappatikaram]]'', written in the by [[Ilango Adigal]]

==See also==
*[[Devadasi]]
*[[Deuki]]
* [[Ca trù]], a similar profession in Vietnam
* [[Geisha]], a similar profession in Japan
* [[Kisaeng]], a similar profession in Korea
* [[Tawaif]], a similar profession in India
* [[Yiji]], a similar profession in China

==References==
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	* [[Geisha]], a similar profession in Japan		* [[Geisha]], a similar profession in Japan
	* [[Kisaeng]], a similar profession in Korea		* [[Kisaeng]], a similar profession in Korea
	* [[Tawaif]], a similar profession in India		* [[Tawaif]], a similar profession in Mughals of India
	* [[Yiji]], a similar profession in China		* [[Yiji]], a similar profession in China