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- noun A living goddess.
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The new "kumari" or living goddess, was carried from her parents 'home to an ancient palatial temple in the heart of the Nepali capital, Katmandu, where she will live until she reaches puberty and loses her divine status.
Digital Point Forums 2008
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The new "kumari" or living goddess, was carried from her parents 'home to an ancient palatial temple in the heart of the Nepali capital, Katmandu, where she will live until she reaches puberty and loses her divine status.
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The new "kumari" or living goddess, was carried from her parents 'home to an ancient palatial temple in the heart of the Nepali capital, Katmandu, where she will live until she reaches puberty and loses her divine status.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Associated Press Writer Yuvraj Acharya 2008
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The new "kumari" or living goddess, was carried from her parents 'home to an ancient palatial temple in the heart of the Nepali capital, Katmandu, where she will live until she reaches puberty and loses her divine status.
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But of course you don't - that would require some grey matter in your brain! kumari
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"Nepalese folklore holds that men who marry a former kumari will die young, and so many girls remain unmarried and face a life of hardship."
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
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"Nepalese folklore holds that men who marry a former kumari will die young, and so many girls remain unmarried and face a life of hardship."
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Stop the Insanity people, BHO is a charade!!!!!! kumari
Sources: Clinton, Obama supporters discussing exit strategies 2008
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Having campaigned stridently against the discrimination of the Nepalese Hindu caste system and for the establishment of a republic, it is unclear whether they will allow the kumari tradition to continue.
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But Mr Pandey said the secret selection process was already well under way for a new kumari.
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