Nautch Dance India Hindu Temple Devadasis 100+ Y/O Ad Trade Card

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Nautch Dance India Hindu Temple Devadasis 100+ Y/O Ad Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 100+ YEAR OLD TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
NAUTCH DANCE INDIA
A simple and literal translation of Nautch is "dance" or "dancing".
The culture of the performing art of Nautch rose to prominence during the later period of Mughal Empire,
and the British East India Company Rule. Over time, the Nautch traveled outside the confines of the
Imperial courts of the Mughals, the palaces of the Nawabs and the Princely states, and the higher echelons of
the officials of the British Raj, to the places of smaller Zamindars, and other places.
Some references use the terms Nautch and Nautch girls to describe Devadasis who used to perform ritual
and religious dances in the Hindu temples of India. However, there is not much similarity between the
Devadasis and the Nautch girls. The former performed dances, mostly Indian classical dances, including the
ritual dances, in the precincts of the Hindu temples to please the temple deities, whereas the Nautch girls
performed Nautches for the pleasure of men. In 1917, attributing the adjective to a woman in India would
suggest her entrancing skill, tempting style and alluring costume could mesmerize men to absolute obedience.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THERE IS AN  IMAGE OF THE BACK OF A CARD WITH A RULER FROM THIS SERIES
IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE IMAGE OF THE BACK OF
THIS
CARD
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
THIS CARD IS 100+ YEARS OLD
IT IS FAR FROM PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASES
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