This 15 minute video is a fascinating account of Kumari - to believers she is the living goddess in Nepal... to the documentary makers she is a child groomed to perform deity duties in the face of claims of child abuse. The official blurb: "To believers, Nepal's child goddesses or Kumaris can bestow luck with a glance. But when these children grow up, returning to normal life is virtually impossible. Girls selected as Kumaris must be aged between two and four and satisfy all the conditions of '32 perfections'. For a few short years, "all Nepalese people worship them" states one woman. But as soon as they experience their first menstruation, they lose their goddess status. "
View the video here
Very well put together doco with exclusive footage I feel very privileged to have seen.
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Friday, January 9, 2009
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