03-04-2008, 07:05 PM
Sajani Shakya, 11, the controversial young Nepali girl worshipped by many Buddhists and Hindus as a "Kumari", or living goddess, smiles in her home at Bhaktapur in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu March 2, 2008. Sajani, revered for nine years as the Kumari of the ancient temple-town of Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, has given up her divine position following a request from her family, an official said on Sunday.