September 28, 2017 7:20 PM

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3-year-old girl becomes Nepal's new living goddess

A 3-year-old girl Trishna Shakya has become new living goddess of Nepal. <br/><br/>She was brought to Kumari house, a temple palace in Kathmandu today in special religious ceremony. New Kumari will live there before reaching puberty. <br/><br/>Hundreds of people were gathered at Basantpur Durbar Sqaure to have a glimpse and blessings of new living goddess. She was selected from four finalists of Newar community. <br/><br/>The selection procedure for Kumari is very tough and includes number of specific physical qualities.<br/><br/>The girl must have perfect eyes, teeth, must be free of scars and should be patient. She also have to prove her bravery by not crying at the sight of sacrificed goats and buffalos. <br/><br/>After the arrival of new goddess, her predecessor, Matina Shakya, left the Kumari house in a procession. She was also anointed Kumari at the age of 3 year in 2008.

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