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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 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> It gained its name from the Chaturbhuj Sthan Temple located there. |
'''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 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> It gained its name from the Chaturbhuj Sthan Temple located there. |
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The area has a problem with [[sex trafficking]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nair |first1=P. M. |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.co.uk/books?id=1xFnEyqFupUC&pg=PA366&lpg=PA366&dq=Chaturbhuj+Sthan&source=bl&ots=G50zQvNSJt&sig=-1iFZZ1PcDvIN5eMxvXW-qGvDB0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwid88LZj6PfAhWOTRUIHe6jD344FBDoATACegQIBBAB#v=onepage&q=Chaturbhuj%20Sthan&f=false |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:// |
The area has a problem with [[sex trafficking]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nair |first1=P. M. |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.co.uk/books?id=1xFnEyqFupUC&pg=PA366&lpg=PA366&dq=Chaturbhuj+Sthan&source=bl&ots=G50zQvNSJt&sig=-1iFZZ1PcDvIN5eMxvXW-qGvDB0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwid88LZj6PfAhWOTRUIHe6jD344FBDoATACegQIBBAB#v=onepage&q=Chaturbhuj%20Sthan&f=false |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> |
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Revision as of 16:42, 18 December 2019
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
- ^ "Rani Begum, ex-courtesan, now helps heal the lives of her sisters". OutlookIndia.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Even sex workers did not lag behind in human chain formation - Times of India". IndiaTimes.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Nair, P. M.; Sen, Sankar (2005). Trafficking in Women and Children in India. Orient Blackswan. pp. 366–367. ISBN 9788125028451.
- ^ "Bihar Diary: Dying art, forgotten voters - Muzaffarpur's Mujra Girls". India Today. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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