‘Living virgin’: Curse of marriage, other shocking facts about Nepal’s living goddess tradition

Tribune Online‘Living virgin’: Curse of marriage, other shocking facts about Nepal’s living goddess traditionA two-year-old girl, Aryatara Shakya, was recently chosen as Nepal’s living goddess in another display of the country’s centuries-old custom. The little girl was carried by her family from their home in a Kathmandu alley to the temple palace during Nepal’s biggest Hindu festival. The selection, rooted in religion and tradition, has once again drawn

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