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flag A two-year-old girl from Nepal’s Shakya clan was named the new Kumari, a living goddess, in a Dashain festival ceremony.

flag A two-year-old girl, Aryatara Shakya, has been chosen as Nepal’s new Kumari, or living goddess, in a ceremony during the Dashain festival. flag Selected from the Shakya clan based on strict physical and spiritual criteria, she was carried through Kathmandu’s streets to the Kumari Ghar temple palace, where she will live in seclusion until puberty. flag The tradition, revered by Hindus and Buddhists, involves testing the girl’s courage and purity, with the new Kumari succeeding Trishna Shakya, who retired upon reaching puberty. flag The role brings family prestige but isolates the girl from normal life, though recent changes allow private education, media access, and a government pension after retirement.

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