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Living Goddess (2008)

Name: Living Goddess
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-03-21T17:13:28+01:00
Cast: Sajani Shakya, Champa Bajracharya, Gyan Laxmi Shakya

Documentary | 87 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 87 minuten

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Ishbel Whitaker

Stars: Sajani Shakya, Champa Bajracharya, Gyan Laxmi Shakya

IMDb score: 6,8 (51)

Releasedate: 25 October 2008

This movie is not available on US streaming services.

Living Goddess plot

Nine-year-old Sajani is worshiped as Kumari, one of the three goddesses of Kathmandu, Nepal. According to an ancient Buddhist-Hindu tradition, the goddess protects the ruling king with her power and thus legitimizes his regime. “Living Goddess” gives the viewer an intimate glimpse into the daily life of the goddess, who in addition to her official duties is also just a little girl, who loves games and mischief and sometimes doesn't feel like sitting on her throne to be worshipped. to become. All this takes place against a background of intense political and social unrest in the country.