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'Goddess' sacked for visiting US
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by kaizadbhamgara | July 4, 2007 at 10:08 am
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A 10-year-old girl who is worshipped as a living goddess in Nepal has been stripped of her title for defying tradition and visiting the US.
Ok and really I thought getting laid off my job could be bad? I mean how devastating is it to be honoured for a period of life stretching from around 2 years till you hit puberty, and then being discarded?
She lives a confined life, only coming out of her palace three or four times a year until she reaches puberty when another Kumari must be found.
Clearly the toll of living as a godess is high, and the life is not easy to live.
Last November Nepal's Supreme Court ordered an inquiry into whether the Kumari tradition has led to the exploitation of girls.
Perhaps this investigation has improved the condition of these Kumaris.
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at 12:08 on July 4th, 2007
Apparently, this ex-Kumari is a bit of a techie, as well. If the whole living-goddess thing doesn't work out, she could write reviews for C-NET...