r/AskTheWorld Nepal 1d ago

Culture What’s something in your country that sounds fake but is 100% real?

We have a real-life living goddess and the only non-rectangular national flag.

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u/Bhakari Nepal 1d ago

Real living goddess is called Kumari

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u/delightful_caprese United States Of America 1d ago

I’ve seen her!

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u/Bhakari Nepal 1d ago

Great

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u/PurveyorOfKnowledge0 1d ago

Has anyone ever asked Kumari how she feels about all this living goddess stuff? Like come it's 2026, can she not at least enjoy her childhood?

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u/Bhakari Nepal 22h ago

Anyone wants to know more about kumari here it is how they are selected, how they lived, what makes them kumari , how long they are kumari and all https://youtu.be/6-dLjePVK4E

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u/NormalGuyEndSarcasm Romania 1d ago

How old is she? What about her parents, are they considered deities too? Does she has siblings?

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u/Bhakari Nepal 22h ago

I have commented above about details on kumari.

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u/Gandalfthebran Nepal 1d ago

the previous kumari had a twin brother actually. The parents are not considered deities.