In the name of goddess!


	In the name of goddess!

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5-11-2008 1:01 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/a98f1cb6-d244-414d-8a14-28d08ed6ac42/B6D38967-3153-4D20-AE65-B9D0B23B4384/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May112008/finearts2008051067307.asp" href="http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May112008/finearts2008051067307.asp" style="font-size: 11px;">www.deccanherald.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May112008/finearts2008051067307.asp"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD class="overviewfont" colspan="2">There are interesting customs and traditions in Nepal among which is the practice of choosing a living goddess. Vimala Murthy goes further on these practices and wonders if these customs would stay since monarchy is shown the door by the people.</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May112008/finearts2008051067307.asp">The tradition of the ‘The Living Goddess,’ the practice of venerating a young virgin girl, Kumari, as the incarnation of goddess Taleju Bhavani, adds an air of mystery to the image of Nepal. And as one tourist guide put it, it is the unique selling point of Nepal as a tourist destination. For centuries,  the Nepalese royalty have been using these living goddesses to lend legitimacy to their rule.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May112008/finearts2008051067307.asp">
With the advent of the historic elections in Nepal putting the Maoists in command, it is curtains down for monarchy in Nepal. The question being asked is, is it curtains down for this centuries old tradition too? The Nepalese, both Buddhists and Hindus, are deeply religious people and it may not be easy for them to give up age old customs and traditions.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/B6D38967-3153-4D20-AE65-B9D0B23B4384/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>