[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c4.2 # The World of Courtesans c4.2 The World of Courtesans c4.2 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.2) THE HISTORY OF the courtesan in ancient India has not yet received due attention. Archaeological findings have shed a great deal of light on the highly urbanized culture of the Indus Valley people, but there is hardly any material that can definitely confirm or refute the existence of sacred prostitution in that culture. There is some likelihood that the bronze figure of the dancing girl from Mohenjodaro represents a sacred prostitute carrying out her duties within the precincts of the temple of some mother goddess and we know that this cult was quite well established is the Indus Valley culture. But again, there is hardly any actual evidence to support the view that the figurine is a sacred prostitute. - [Previous: c3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c3.5) - [Next: c4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.3) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.2) · Pramāṇa