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 Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: Move over priests -- Nepal state names "living goddess" |
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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's new Maoist-led government has appointed a 6-year-old girl as a "living goddess" in a town near Kathmandu, for the first time snapping the link between the ancient ritual and the ousted monarchy.
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