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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.
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.
Last November Nepal's Supreme Court ordered an inquiry into whether the Kumari tradition has led to the exploitation of girls.
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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...