Nepal’s ex-goddesses to receive monthly allowance to help them adjust to normal life | The Raw Story

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Nepal’s former Kumaris, girls worshipped [sic] as living goddesses in a centuries-old tradition, are to be awarded a pension to help them re-adjust to normal life, an official said Tuesday.

Ten former Kumaris will receive the monthly allowance of 10,000 Nepalese rupees ($101) from July for the next 10 years, Kathmandu Metropolitan City chief executive officer Laxman Aryal said.

“Although most of the Kumaris come from well-to-do families, they miss a vital period of their lives and often lag behind in our increasingly competitive society,” Aryal told AFP.

The council made the decision this week as part of efforts to help the girls who are worshipped [sic] as goddesses, but lose their special status once they reach puberty.

Nepal’s ex-goddesses to receive monthly allowance to help them adjust to normal life | The Raw Story