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Nepal declares girl new living goddess
by 158 | October 8, 2008 at 06:36 am | 86 views | 2 comments | 0 recommendations
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She will be worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists as an incarnation of the powerful Hindu deity Taleju.
A panel of judges conducted a series of ancient ceremonies to select the goddess from several 2- to 4-year-old girls who are all members of the impoverished Shakya goldsmith caste.
The judges read the candidates' horoscopes and check each one for physical imperfections. The living goddess must have perfect hair, eyes, teeth and skin with no scars, and should not be afraid of the dark.
October 8, 2008 at 06:36 am by 158, 86 views, 2 comments
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at 06:39 on October 8th, 2008
This is an ancient Buddhist ritual, shared by Hindus, and still performed in Nepal
at 10:26 on October 8th, 2008
What a bunch of hokum! No wonder the Chinese won't give Tibet to the Dalai Lama. A ridiculous inherited oligarchy based on some silly myth.