Kathmandu, NEPAL: (FILES) In this picture taken 06 September 2006, Nepal's King Gyanendra (L) and Queen Komal (R) watch a chariot procession carrying Kumari, a pre-pubescent girl revered by many in Nepal as a living goddess, during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu. Nepal's parliament has for the first time given itself powers to abolish the monarchy in a move that piles pressure on the already hobbled 238-year-old Shah dynasty, analysts said 14 June 2007. Legislators passed a constitutional amendment late 13 June 2007, that allows for the abolition of the monarchy by a two-thirds majority vote if King Gyanendra interferes in crucial elections planned for November 2007. Nepal's monarch has already been stripped of most of his powers, including his roles as head of state and army chief, since mass protests forced an end to a 14-month period of his authoritarian rule in April 2006. AFP PHOTO/DEVENDRA M SINGH/FILES (Photo credit should read DEVENDRA M SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
