Jhapali woman still young at 107

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: Unbelievable, but true. A woman still works like a young girl at the age of 107.



Bhakta Kumari Pokharel of Jhapa district bathes daily and cooks food for her and tea for visitors. She is living temporarily at the house of Durga Devi Dhakal, her younger sister in Sukedhara in the Capital.[break]



She still recognises her relatives by sight and lives a healthy life. Her family members say Bhakta Kumari never feels that she is 107 years old. "My mother can hear, see and talk clearly and thinks she is still young," says Durga Devi.



Sometimes she stays with her son Guru Prasad Pokharel in Jhapa and at times with her daughter in Kathmandu. As of now the bloodline of the mother of six sons and three daughters has extended to 150 persons.



According to Bhakta Kumari´s family members, many people meet her to receive blessings.

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