. >> reporter: the kamari lives with her mother and father. they left their jobs to become her full-time caretakers. this meticulous customary makeup. the kamari is not allowed to leave her home except for festivals, and her feet are never supposed to touch the ground. she is carried everywhere. >>> the kamari is worshipped by hindus and buddhists alike. to be chosen as a kamara a young girl must meet specific standards. first, they're chart must be considered favorable, and then the girls are tested for 32 very specific physical attributes, including eyelashes like a cow. clear as a duck. once a girl is chosen, she's considered an incarnation of the lin due goddess. kamaris aren't one for life. once they hit puberty, they're forced to return to life as a mortal. this girl served as a kamari from 4 to >> i was a little bit uncomfortable after the time in the house. a little uncomfortable to work in the world. >> reporter: she says the greatest honor is continuing the ancient tradition. >> the best thing is i preserve my culture, and to do that

to be chosen as a kamari a young girl must meet specific standards. first their astro logical chart must be considered favorable. the girls are tested for 32 very clear as a duck. once a girl is chosen, she's considered an incarnation of the hindu goddess. kamaris aren't one for life. once they hit puberty, they're forced to return to life as a mortal. this girl served as a kamari from 4 to 12. she's 32. >> i was not outside. so i was a little bit uncomfortable when i work in the world. >> reporter: she says the greatest honor is continuing the ancient tradition. >> the best thing is i preserve my culture, and to do that, in a in nepal, they know as a living >> for this seven-year-old, a great responsibility and a sacred duty. for night line, in kathmandu, nepal. >>> and some activists have criticized this saying it's child labor. in 20 08 the supreme court there overruled another case that was saying that. saying it's a cultural value. >> look, it looks strange and alien to us, but i'm sure a lot of things we do are strange and alien to them. >> and

her name is unika, a kamari, a century's old living, breathing child goddesses. it is considered good luck to >> reporter: the kumari lives here with her mother and father. they have left their previous jobs to book her full time caretakers. her mother had to learn to do this customary makeup. the kumari is not allowed to leave her residence except for holy festivals. furthermore her feet are never supposed to touch the ground. she is carried everywhere. the kumar is worshipped by hindus and buddhists alike. to be chosen as a kumari, a old must meet amazingly specific standard. first their astrological chart must be considered favorable. then the girls are tested for 32 very specific physical attributes including eyelashes like a cow, thighs look a deer, and voice as clear as a duck. once a girl is chosen, she is kidded an incarnation of the hindu goddess. most people have heard of the da reincarnated into a new male child in death. finding the new dali lama involves extensive tests. >> you say this is yours. >> similar to the kumarai. what else belongs to you? >