the Kumari tradition of a child goddess

[Rumpelstil]

in Nepal a 2 year old girl has now been elected again.
it is partly cruel for a child

 

[joluoto]

They are still doing this? I thought this went out with the monarchy.

 

[Rumpelstil]

They are still doing this? I thought this went out with the monarchy.

it has been done recently

 

[Rumpelstil]

if she leaves her palace, she is always carried.
Her feet must never touch the ground.

Terrible for a normal child

 

[joluoto]

if she leaves her palace, she is always carried.
Her feet must never touch the ground.

Terrible for a normal child

I think there are more than one of them, as several Nepali cities seem to still have the Kumari tradition.

 

[Rumpelstil]

I think there are more than one of them, as several Nepali cities seem to still have the Kumari tradition.

I will look for it now.

 

[Rumpelstil]

I found that there are twelve Kumari in the Katmandu valley.
and one is the Royal Kumari, the highest of them