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| UK man's new life as Indian 'goddess' |
| 2007-04-13 |
| A British man worshipped as a goddess in India says he wants to stay there after his six-month visa runs out. Stephen Louis Cooper has become the centre of attraction in the temple town of Becharaji in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Devotees have been lining up to seek his blessings and some of them even take him to be the messenger of Bahuchar Mata, the goddess of Indian eunuchs, addressing him as Ma. Mr Cooper, who says he has been diagnosed with gender identity disorder, likes to wear a sari and be addressed as a woman. Hence his new name, Pema, meaning lotus, by which everyone now addresses him. |
| Posted by:John Frum |
| #6 "During his month-long stay Stephen has picked up a few phrases in Gujarati like "kem Cho" (how are you?) and "chai levu che" (I want to have tea). and the local colloquialism for: "it's $20 if you want just oral, k?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-04-13 18:52 |
| #5 "...diagnosed with gender identity disorder" GID? I thought the word was GIT? |
| Posted by: Ebbeash Bucket3589 2007-04-13 17:38 |
| #4 India got a version of "The View"? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-04-13 14:26 |
| #3 Any volcanoes in that area?... |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-04-13 14:20 |
| #2 Mr Cooper claims to be on very good terms with the eunuchs visiting the temple. He'd really enjoy a visit to Capitol Hill. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2007-04-13 12:19 |
| #1 Damn. He beat me to it. |
| Posted by: Ehud Olmert 2007-04-13 04:00 |