Nepal has increased the monthly stipend it gives its “living goddess,” or Kumari Devi, believed to be the bodily incarnation of the deity Taleju, in accordance with inflation. 5-year-old Matina Shakya will now receive 7,500 rupees. [Reuters]
Nepal has increased the monthly stipend it gives its “living goddess,” or Kumari Devi, believed to be the bodily incarnation of the deity Taleju, in accordance with inflation. 5-year-old Matina Shakya will now receive 7,500 rupees. [Reuters]