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  • Kumari Dangol, 9, must wear red—the school tie being her only nod to convention. In other respects, she’s like any other schoolchild, except that her teachers and fellow pupils address her as Dya Maiju—Little Girl Goddess.
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  • Kumari Dangol, 9, of Tokha, became a living goddess as an infant. A kumari’s eyes are believed to draw the beholder into direct contact with the divine. For religious festivals her forehead is painted red, a sign of creative energy.
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  • Ramesh Vajracharya carries his daughter, Unika, after her selection as kumari. She is wearing her favorite yellow fleece hoodie with Snoopy on the back, one of the last times she was allowed to wear it. A living goddess can wear only red—the color of creative energy, usually reserved for married women.
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