Guest guest Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 [....] In one week, Nepal's living goddess tradition was broken twice. The Patan goddess, 13-year-old Chanira Bajryacharya, had to bless the prime minister instead of the king at Bhoto Jatra [festival] in Jawalakhel on Sunday. Not everyone in Patan was happy-even if the king couldn't come they thought it inappropriate that a bahun [brahmin] prime minister should take over the monarch's ceremonial function. Also last week, ten-year-old Sajani Shakya, the Bhaktapur Kumari, was fired from her job for travelling 'across the black waters' to the United States to release her documentary, Living Goddess. Sajani's parents say the Taleju [i.e. Taleju Temple] priests knew of her trip in advance and did not object. Guthi Sansthan [a public corporation responsible for maintenance and renovation of ancient monuments and religious sites and for continuing traditional and cultural practices] member Jaya Prasad Regmi says the trust is dismissing Sajani " following the wishes of devotees " . Sajani is now in India with a companion waiting for the fuss to die down. Her mother Rukmani insists that the family has not been officially informed about the Kumari's dismissal. Nepali Times http://www.nepalitimes.com/issue/357/Headline/13751 July 13, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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