The Living Goddess

by Isabella Tree

Category: Article about Women and Children

TK. 1,378

বইটি বিদেশি প্রকাশনী বা সাপ্লাইয়ারের নিকট থেকে সংগ্রহ করে আনতে আমাদের ৩০ থেকে ৪০ কর্মদিবস সময় লেগে যেতে পারে।

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A young girl chosen from the Buddhist caste of goldsmiths assumes the role of a goddess who protects her country and its people. The Living Goddess focuses on the practices and myths attached with these young girls who are considered an incarnation of the Devi in Nepal.

What happens to these young girls once they attain puberty, once worshipped as Goddesses by the country? Author Isabella Tree takes you to the small medieval palace in Kathmandu’s Durbar Square. She has done extensive research and travelled for several years to write this book. The Living Goddess focuses on the plight of Nepali girls in Buddhist caste of goldsmiths, thus making it more moving.

About Isabella Tree
Isabella Tree is a travel writer and biographer. She has authored several books like Sliced Iguana: Travels in Mexico, The Bird Man and Islands in the Clouds - travels in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea.