Saints Live In Nepal – Children Whose Feet Do Not Touch The Ground

The Kumari are not allowed to leave the house, except for holy occasions, the feet will never touch the ground, and the girls are always carried away. In Patan, Nepal, you might be lucky enough to find a small plaque with handwritten inscription indicating where the saint lives. A new saint is 7. Photo: Stephanie Sinclair. Little Yunika is a Kumari - one of the living saints of a hundred-year tradition of Nepal

. The people of Nepal believe that anyone who even has a glimpse of Kumari's figure will meet the blessing. When she became Kumari, Yunika still lived with her parents but they had to quit their jobs to become full-time caregivers for her. Yunika is not allowed to leave the house, except on holy occasions and her feet will never touch the ground Yunika will always be carried, palanquin when he needs to move, even at home.



Her mother had to learn how to apply makeup to her child. Ramesh Bajracharya: “When my daughter was chosen as Kumari, I felt very happy. Because Kumari is considered to be one of the living saints that the Nepalese people believe and love most ”. When asked about her daughter's unusual childhood, Sabita Bajracharya said: “I feel a little sad seeing other children playing outside, but her friends can come. home play with it. Whatever the girls ask for, like a doll or anything else… we do. Photo: Stephanie Sinclair Kumari means "unmarried girls" or "virgin".



In order to become Kumari, girls from 2 to 4 years old must meet amazingly special standards. First, the astrological maps of the girls have to please the King of Nepal. Next, the girls had to go through the test of 32 body characteristics, with requirements such as "eyes with eyelashes like ox eyes", "thighs like deer" or "voice elegant like birds" ... The little girl also has to undergo a secret test to look for signs of courage and a calm soul. Once selected, the little girl will be considered the reincarnation of the Hindu goddess Durga. Many people have heard of the Dalai Lama, the living Buddha of Tibet.



It is said that the Dalai Lama's spirit was reborn as a boy after passing away. Similar to Kumari, finding the Dalai Lama also involves rigorous testing. Photo: EPAT However, there is a big difference between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Kumari is that the living saints of Nepal are not "sacred" for life. At puberty, the girls chosen to be Kumari will return to the life of an ordinary person. Photo: HuffPoRashmila Shakya (3rd, from left) used to be a Kumari from the age of 4 to 12 years old. Now in her 30s, she said: “When I became a living saint, I was not allowed to go out. The feeling at that time was a bit stuffy a bit. After I left the Kumari's house, I had difficulty walking in the street ”.



In addition to the challenge of having to walk at an adolescent age, girls who used to be Kumari have come under greater pressure - a reputation for killing their husbands. Nepali people from ancient times are superstitious that men who have been saints live will die. Shakya laughed when asked about this: “It is only superstition when they say Kumari should marry someone, he will die. All the girls who worked as Kumari are married, I have been married for half a year ”. Some activists condemned the Kumari tradition, saying it was an act of exploitation of children. But in 2008, the Supreme Court of Nepal rejected the call to end the practice. call the Kumari a tradition with cultural value. In April 2015, a 7.



8 degree earthquake killed 8,000 people. Many villages and historical works were flattened. At that time, the Nepalese realized that Kumari was more important than ever. Countless people find the Kumari to pray for blessings. The life of a Kumari can be unreal and strange, but for those who have spent time as a living saint, it is a privilege in childhood. Those who worked as Kumari enjoy their lifetime reputation, as well as a lifetime subsidy from the government of Nepal. But former Kumari, Rashmila Shakya, says the greatest honor is to continue the ancient tradition - it is a sacred duty. "The best thing about being a Kumari is protecting my culture, as if a goddess transforming into a helping of the people of Nepal," Shakya said.



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