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{{Short description|Red-light district in Bihar, India}}
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'''Chaturbhuj Sthan''' is a [[red-light district]] in [[Muzaffarpur]], a district in the state of [[Bihar]], India.<ref name="Outlook">{{cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/rani-begum-ex-courtesan-now-helps-heal-the-lives-of-her-sisters/216529 |title=Rani Begum, ex-courtesan, now helps heal the lives of her sisters |newspaper=OutlookIndia.com |date= |author= |access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> The area is said to exist since the Mughal period and is home to more than 3,500 sex workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/even-sex-workers-did-not-lag-behind-in-human-chain-formation/articleshow/56707589.cms|title=Even sex workers did not lag behind in human chain formation - Times of India|website=IndiaTimes.com|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>
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'''Chaturbhuj Sthan''' is a [[red-light district]] in [[Muzaffarpur]], a district in the state of [[Bihar]], India.<ref name="Outlook">{{cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/rani-begum-ex-courtesan-now-helps-heal-the-lives-of-her-sisters/216529 |title=Rani Begum, ex-courtesan, now helps heal the lives of her sisters |newspaper=OutlookIndia.com |date= |author= |access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> The area is said to have existed since the Mughal period and is home to more than 3,500 sex workers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/even-sex-workers-did-not-lag-behind-in-human-chain-formation/articleshow/56707589.cms|title=Even sex workers did not lag behind in human chain formation - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|date=22 January 2017 |access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> It gained its name from the Chaturbhuj Sthan Temple located there.


The area has a problem with [[sex trafficking]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nair |first1=P. M. |author2-link=Sankar Sen (police officer) |last2=Sen |first2=Sankar |title=Trafficking in Women and Children in India |date=2005 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=9788125028451 |pages=366–367 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1xFnEyqFupUC&q=Chaturbhuj+Sthan&pg=PA366 |language=en}}</ref> The area is based around a kilometer long lane where female sex workers perform the [[Mujra]] dance for potential clients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.in/story/bihar-diary-dying-art-forgotten-voters-muzaffarpurs-mujra-girls/1/511416.html|title=Bihar Diary: Dying art, forgotten voters - Muzaffarpur's Mujra Girls|website=India Today|date=31 October 2015|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>
The place got its name from the famous Chaturbhuj Sthan Temple located there.

RT TV released documentaries featuring the hopes and fears of Muzaffarpur's red light slaves. The title of the documentary was "Dance Sex Dance - The story of an Indian street".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rtd.rt.com/films/dance-sex-dance-the-story/|title=Dance, sex, dance. The Story of an Indian Street. The hopes & fears of Muzaffarpur's red light sex slaves|website=RT.com|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/bihar-diary-dying-art-forgotten-voters-muzaffarpurs-mujra-girls/1/511416.html|title=Bihar Diary: Dying art, forgotten voters - Muzaffarpur's Mujra Girls|website=m.IndiaToday.in|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:16, 28 May 2024

Chaturbhuj Sthan
Neighborhood of Muzaffarpur
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Country India
StateBihar
CityMuzaffarpur
Government
 • BodyMuzaffarpur Municipal Corporation

Chaturbhuj Sthan is a red-light district in Muzaffarpur, a district in the state of Bihar, India.[1] The area is said to have existed since the Mughal period and is home to more than 3,500 sex workers.[2] It gained its name from the Chaturbhuj Sthan Temple located there.

The area has a problem with sex trafficking.[3] The area is based around a kilometer long lane where female sex workers perform the Mujra dance for potential clients.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Rani Begum, ex-courtesan, now helps heal the lives of her sisters". OutlookIndia.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Even sex workers did not lag behind in human chain formation - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ Nair, P. M.; Sen, Sankar (2005). Trafficking in Women and Children in India. Orient Blackswan. pp. 366–367. ISBN 9788125028451.
  4. ^ "Bihar Diary: Dying art, forgotten voters - Muzaffarpur's Mujra Girls". India Today. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

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