March 3rd, 2008 by ThunderDragon
“I now retire from being a god”
A young girl worshipped in Nepal as a living goddess has retired early from this ritual status.
Eleven-year-old Sajani Shakya is one of the three most revered living goddesses or Kumaris…
To become a living goddess she has to pass ritual tests and have 32 beautiful physical attributes.
She will then live in a special house and be worshipped by both Buddhists and Hindus, including the king of Nepal, until the onset of her menstruation. That is deemed to make her human, so she retires. (BBC)
Eleven-year-old Sajani Shakya is one of the three most revered living goddesses or Kumaris…
To become a living goddess she has to pass ritual tests and have 32 beautiful physical attributes.
She will then live in a special house and be worshipped by both Buddhists and Hindus, including the king of Nepal, until the onset of her menstruation. That is deemed to make her human, so she retires. (BBC)
I just find the idea of “retiring” from being a goddess amusing.
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