Nepal shocked by the tears of 2-year-old 'Living Goddess' Kumari

 

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In Nepal, there is a Living Goddess called the Kumari. A girl, usually aged between 2 to 4 years old, is chosen and worshipped as a Goddess. Recently, the tears shed by the newly chosen Kumari have caused an uproar in Nepal. Reporter Lee Hyunyong reports.

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A little girl steps out onto the street, held in her father's arms. She is seen wearing heavy makeup and a red dress, receiving congratulations from the crowd.

In Nepal, girls between the age of 2 and 4 are chosen as 'Kumari' and worshipped as living Goddesses.

This time, a 32-month-old Aryatara Shakya was chosen as the new Kumari.

This practice has repeatedly drawn criticism from all over the world for violating child rights as the girl is only allowed to go outside a few times a year and must live isolated from her parents.

Now, a new controversy has erupted after the young Kumari was seen crying. Some claims that the Kumari's tears signify upcoming disaster or disease, with others even blaming recent floods and landslides on her tears.

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-She's only 32 months old. She can't see her parents and go outside. Of course she'd cry. Wouldn't it be weirder if she didn't cry?

-Was Nepal always this backward???? That's surprising...

-That's child abuse.

-She's still at the age where she constantly wants to be hug by her mom... She's 32 months old. Which means that she was born in 2023, you crazy people... My kid is about the same age and cried 5 times just today... Does that mean there's going to be 5 disasters??

-My daughter is also 32 months old. You're separating such a young child from her parents for this nonsense?? Even my daughter cries if we're apart just for a few hours. Why doesn't the government stop this child abuse?

-Of course a kid that age cries.

-32 months old... She's still in diapers...

-I feel so bad for that baby.

-I don't even want to acknowledge this as a 'culture'. What did that baby do to deserve this?

-Babies are supposed to f*cking cry.

-Wouldn't it be weirder if she didn't cry at that age?

-This is so heartbreaking... She's just a babyㅠㅠ

-She's forced to live apart from her parents. How could she not cry?

-They should choose men to be the Kumari. These f*cking bastards.

-This is absurd.