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Nepali Goddess Retires at 11

Kumari briefly deposed last year after traveling abroad

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Mar 3, 2008 12:35 PM CST

(Newser) – Sajani Shakya, one of Nepal's living goddesses, is officially retiring at age 11, the AP reports. Religious leaders briefly stripped the Kumari of her divine status last year after she defied custom and traveled abroad, but her premature retirement isn't related to the controversy, officials...   Read full story »

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