Living Goddesses To Receive Pay
GO TO SOURCE KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 24, 2000: Nepal, the world’s only Hindu Kingdom, will begin paying a monthly maintenance allowance to its “living Goddesses,” chosen girls worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists. The living Goddesses, all referred to as “Sri Kumari,” are revered by thousands in Nepal. In accordance with Nepali tradition, a young girl is carefully chosen to serve…