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Witness History: From a goddess to a graduate

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From a goddess to a graduate

BBC World Service - Witness History, From a goddess to a graduate

The journey from goddess to graduate in Nepal.

The story of Chanira Bajracharya who went from spending 10 years as a 'Kumari' or living goddess, in Nepal to university and a career in finance.

In 2000, when Chanira Bajrycharya was just five years old, she was chosen to be a Kumari - a child goddess in Nepal. For the next 10 years, she remained inside her Kumari house, receiving worshippers and giving blessings. She tells Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty about being a living deity, and how her life changed after losing her status as a goddess aged 15. Chanira now works for a mortgage broker in Kathmandu.

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