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Kathmandu's new 'living goddess'

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A three-year-old girl has been named as the new "living goddess" of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

Charles Haviland explains the tradition as he follows the little girl's journey from her old life to her new one - and looks at what becomes of the outgoing Kumari.

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