'Goddess' sets sights on career in banking
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July 4, 2010, Sunday
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A NEPALI girl revered by many as a "living goddess" has become the first sitting deity to pass the high school leaving certificate exam, setting her on course for a career in banking.
Chanira Bajracharya, 15, called Kumari, was among nearly half a million children who took the exams in March. The results were declared late on Friday.
"She scored 80.12 percent marks in the exam," said Abha Awale, a teacher who gave private tuition to the girl in her temple as she is not allowed to mingle with outsiders.
Bajracharya has already scored high marks among devotees in the ancient town of Patan, south of Kathmandu, where she rides in decorated chariots 18 times a year during Hindu and Buddhist festivals. She has been Kumari of Patan for nine years.
Relatives and friends gathered outside Bajracharya's red brick house yesterday to greet the Kumari.
Bajracharya, who has a third eye painted on her forehead, said in a rare interview in April she wanted to study commerce or accounting and work in banking. Former Kumaris, considered incarnations of the Hindu goddess Kali, have gone on to work or got married after they retired, usually at the onset of puberty.
Chanira Bajracharya, 15, called Kumari, was among nearly half a million children who took the exams in March. The results were declared late on Friday.
"She scored 80.12 percent marks in the exam," said Abha Awale, a teacher who gave private tuition to the girl in her temple as she is not allowed to mingle with outsiders.
Bajracharya has already scored high marks among devotees in the ancient town of Patan, south of Kathmandu, where she rides in decorated chariots 18 times a year during Hindu and Buddhist festivals. She has been Kumari of Patan for nine years.
Relatives and friends gathered outside Bajracharya's red brick house yesterday to greet the Kumari.
Bajracharya, who has a third eye painted on her forehead, said in a rare interview in April she wanted to study commerce or accounting and work in banking. Former Kumaris, considered incarnations of the Hindu goddess Kali, have gone on to work or got married after they retired, usually at the onset of puberty.
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