“I don’t know the meaning of this. No one ever told me and it never occurred to me that there could be a meaning, so I never asked. I remember I was among the many young girls who got it back then. It was a very long time ago, even before I got married and it’s hard for me to remember what exactly happened that day. But I do remember that it hurt and bled for several days. And I was limping, just like I am today”
– Nanu Beti, Met her in Bhaktapur
