In Godhumagudu, not far from Nagaram, Laxmi Peta is mourning her 16-year-old daughter Lalitha.

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Diwali is also a time to pray to the goddess of wealth, Laxmi, for good fortune.

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Laxmi Saman Muran's one-year-old son is suffering from tuberculosis of the brain.

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"My life would have been dark without her, " said Laxmi, 14.

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Tamang's oldest daughter, Laxmi, said she can't imagine life without Basnet.

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There is no statue of the deity here since the last one was stolen some decades ago, but you can see barn owls flying around, which are coincidentally the mount of Laxmi, the goddess of wealth.

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He spoke with Laxmi Nakarmi in Seoul.

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