<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMadurai ilikuwa kituo cha utamaduni cha washairi, waigizaji, waimbaji, wanamuziki na wachezaji wa dansi wa Dravidian, ambao walikuwa watangulizi wa makahaba wa hekalu la Hindu la Devadasi.  <response>: Madurai was the lively cultural center for Dravidian poets, actors, singers, musicians, and also dancers who were the precursors of the Hindu devadasi temple prostitutes. 