Blogs about: Living Goddess

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so, you want to be a goddess?

cre8ivegirl wrote 3 days ago: So, you want to grow up to be a goddess my daughters? Well, I think you would be disappointed. Her … more →

Tags: Things That Tick Me Off, nepal, Culture Gone Bad, Kumari

The Living Goddesses

hhotspot wrote 4 days ago: The Living Goddesses crowns a lifetime of innovative, influential work by one of the twentieth-centu … more →

Tags: University of California Press, Sajani Shakya, Matani Shakya, nepal goddess, nepal living goddess, Marija Gimbutas

Video: The New Royal Kumari - Living Goddess of Kathmandu

traveloncloud9 wrote 4 days ago: Three-year-old Matina Shakya, daughter of a Nepalese watchmaker, has just taken her seat as the Roy … more →

Tags: nepal, Kathmandu, Kumari, Video

Shreeya - 'Living Goddess' of Bhaktapur

newsinpic wrote 1 week ago: Nepal’s new Maoist-led government has appointed a six-year-old girl as a “living goddess … more →

Tags: Personality, shreeya, nepal

Nepal scraps 'living goddess' tradition - she has to go to school!

eideard wrote 1 month ago: A centuries-old tradition in Nepal of worshipping a virgin girl-child in a palace as a “livin … more →

Tags: Politics, Religion, Culture, nepal, Kumari, Worship

In search of Nepal's living goddesses

asianwindow wrote 3 months ago: A prepubescent deity of Hindu-Buddhist tradition is also a modern child of HBO and Barbie. From The … more →

Tags: nepal, Buddhism, Faith, Hinduism, Religion, Rituals

Nepal's 'living goddess' in limbo

barunroy wrote 4 months ago: By Charles Haviland BBC News, Kathmandu The previous goddess, Sajani Shakya, retired in Ma … more →

Tags: In Newspapers Today, nepal, Nepalese, Kathmandu, Shreeya Bajracharya

Video: Kumari - Living Goddess – Nepal1 comment

traveloncloud9 wrote 5 months ago: Here is a good video on youtube about the living goddess, with much information, interesting facts, … more →

Tags: nepal, Travel, Kumari

Living Goddess - the Movie1 comment

traveloncloud9 wrote 5 months ago: In Jun 2007, the living goddess of Bhaktapur – Sajani Shakya – flew to Washington DC to attend t … more →

Tags: nepal, Travel, Video, Kumari, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur

The Living Goddess in Nepal1 comment

traveloncloud9 wrote 5 months ago: Among the must-see tourist attractions in Kathmandu is the Kumari Bahal (House of the Living Goddess … more →

Tags: nepal, Travel, Kumari, Kathmandu

Nepalese "goddess" retires at age 11

C.J. Trent wrote 7 months ago: An article in the Chicago Tribune reports that Sajani Shakya, one of Nepal’s “living god … more →

Tags: Hinduism, Religion and Popular Culture, C.J. Trent, nepal, Kumari, Sajani Shakya

Nepal's controversial "living goddess" retires

telafree wrote 7 months ago: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080303/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_nepal_goddess;_ylt=Auk.cxMHkAnO2WYLcpyfrJSs0NU … more →

Tags: weird news, god/dess, nepal, Retire

A Goddess Retires2 comments

reefer wrote 7 months ago: “It’s so tiring to be a goddess.“– Indira Gandhi, from Bruce Chatwin’s … more →

Tags: musings, All and Sundry, god/dess

Evolving Culture File: Living Goddess from Nepal Removed

johnib wrote 1 year ago: By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press Writer KATMANDU, Nepal - A 10-year-old Nepalese girl was st … more →

Tags: Cultural Change, Culture, god/dess, nepal, News


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