库玛丽（Kumari），尼泊尔的“活女神”，由初潮前的处女担任，被视为守护皇家的女神塔蕾珠的化身。这个风俗起源于17世纪。现在除首都加德满都外，几个大城市都有当地的库玛丽女神。
对这种历经百年的库玛丽选拔传统不满的人认为，这样的女孩被剥夺了基本人权，作为“女神”期间无法像常人一样生活。
Critics of the centuries-old Kumari tradition say the girl is denied basic human rights as she cannot lead a normal life during the time she serves as the "goddess."
一个家庭的荣誉，按传统，取决于他们家里的女儿，当女孩的做法反对了他们的意愿，这会看作是最严重的对家庭的不尊重，库玛丽说。
The honor of a family traditionally resides in its daughters, and when the girl goes against their wishes, it is seen as the ultimate disrespect, Kumari said.
玛丽莎·库珀突然想起了数年前，一条响尾蛇的尸体被击得粉碎，血迹斑斑地躺在德克萨斯炽热黄沙上。
Marissa Cooper suddenly pictured the shattered corpse of a rattlesnake lying bloody on a hot patch of yellowTexas sand so many years ago.
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