Nepal's living goddess, the Kumari, a young girl embodying Goddess Taleju, continues an ancient tradition. Chosen through rigorous trials, she resides in seclusion, bestowing blessings upon devotees.

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Kathmandu | A two-and-a-half-year-old girl has been chosen as Nepal's new Kumari, or Living Goddess. Arya Tara Shakya assumed the traditional Kumari throne on Tuesday. She officially entered the ...

Two-year-old Aryatara Shakya was chosen as the new Kumari of Nepal. (File) Kumari Devi Nepal: Aryatara Shakya, a two-year-old girl, has been chosen as the new ‘living goddess’ or Kumari, of Nepal, and ...

A 2-year-old girl in Nepal has been elected as the new "Kumari," a so-called "living goddess" worshipped simultaneously by Hindus and Buddhists. According to foreign media reports including CNN on the ...

The Kumari Temple does not announce itself loudly. Tucked within Kathmandu’s Durbar Square, it sits quietly, almost watchfully, as life moves around it. When Manisha Koirala recently received Kumari ...