10.02.2008

ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS



The new Maoist government of Nepal has appointed six-year-old Shreeya Bajracharya as that country’s latest “living goddess,” a position that keeps the girl isolated in the temple town of Bhaktapur where she will be worshiped by Nepal’s Hindus and Buddhists. The girl was chosen for possessing the 32 beautiful physical attributes required for the position, including having “eyelashes like a cow” and a “voice as soft and clear as a duck.” The girl will live a life of privilege until the onset of menstruation when she loses her status as a living goddess and be forced into an early retirement. (BBC)

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