Bare-Chested Girls In Madurai Temple Ritual, 'Worshipped' Like Goddesses

Young girls forced to live bare-chested at a temple in Tamil Nadu's Madurai as part of a bizarre ritual have been spared more indignity after the administration ordered today that they should be allowed to cover their bodies. Seven girls decked up like goddesses, with only jewellery to cover their chest, spend 15 days in the care of a male priest as part of the ritual. Only girls who haven't reached puberty are sent to the temple. (Video courtesy: The Covai Post)

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