Asia
Deuki is an ancient custom practiced in the far western regions of Nepal where a young girl is offered to the local Hindu temple to fulfill an earlier made promise to gain religious merit. The girl serves the temple as a prostitute, similar to India's devadasi tradition. The practice is in decline, but girls are still dedicated. The child of a Deuki is known as a Devi.
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