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Worshipping the living goddess: Is it a violation of human rights?
An inquiry in Nepal.
A Kumari is typically chosen at the age of five to six years old, and is deemed ineligible after she starts menstruating around the age of 12 or 13....
Incumbents are cut off from normal life, and have limited contact with their families. They are not allowed to attend regular schools....
Similar "goddesses" are also installed and worshipped in other small Newari towns in the Kathmandu Valley.
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