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Selection process

Followong this paragraph:

"Once the priests have chosen a candidate, she must undergo yet more rigorous tests to ensure that she indeed possesses the qualities necessary to be the living vessel of Durga. Her greatest test comes during the Hindu festival of Dashain. On the kalratri, or 'black night', 108 buffaloes and goats are sacrificed to the god Kali. The young candidate is taken into the Taleju temple and released into the courtyard, where the severed heads of the animals are illuminated by candlelight and masked men are dancing about. If the candidate truly possesses the qualities of Taleju, she shows no fear during this experience. If she does not, another candidate is brought in to attempt the same thing."

there was formerly this statement:

"This is actually a series of commonly-repeated, false statements. If you read the ex-Royal Kumari's autobiography, called "From Goddess to Mortal" (2005), you'll see that a) this has nothing to do with the selection process at all, but is a ritual the Royal Kumari goes through each year b) there aren't men dancing around in masks trying to scare here and c) there aren't 108 heads... at most a dozen or so. She also discusses in the book how the physical examination (discussed in the preceeding paragraph) is not very intimate or rigorous."

This is contradictory, the contributor should have either placed the comment here or amended the text to make it consistent.82.170.18.218 15:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is obvious disagreement in this section, so I'm labeling it as disputed until someone can sort it out. I'm also editing the second half of the paragraph starting with "Once the priests have chosen a candidate..." to conform to encyclopedic style guidelines, and splitting the dispute into a separate paragraph. - C4Diesel, 15:19, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Teeth

In addition to this, her hair and eyes should be very black, she should have dainty hands and feet, small and well-recessed sexual organs and a set of forty teeth.

Forty teeth is double what most young girls have. I doubt any kid could have 40 teeth. Can someone confirm this is the correct number?

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 There is obvious disagreement in this section, so I'm labeling it as disputed until someone can sort it out.  I'm also editing the second half of the paragraph starting with "Once the priests have chosen a candidate..." to conform to encyclopedic style guidelines, and splitting the dispute into a separate paragraph. - [[User Talk:C4Diesel|C4Diesel]], 15:19, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
+==Teeth==
+In addition to this, her hair and eyes should be very black, she should have dainty hands and feet, small and well-recessed sexual organs and a set of forty teeth.
+:Forty teeth is double what most young girls have. I doubt any kid could have 40 teeth. Can someone confirm this is the correct number?