Nepal's Living Goddess in Indra Jatra
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Eight-year-old Trishna Shakya, Nepal's living goddess Kumari, participated in the Indra Jatra festival Saturday. Carried in a chariot, she received blessings from thousands of devotees. Chosen from the Newar community at age three, Kumaris live in a temple palace until puberty, rarely leaving and never touching the ground outside. The Indra Jatra festival is the first of several major celebrations in Nepal.
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