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Kumari, Nepal's living goddess, is carried high beside the chariot which she will ride, pulled by devotees, around the center of the capital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP ...

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.

A two-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country’s longest and most significant ...

Nepal has chosen a 2-year-old girl as the new living goddess following the Himalayan country’s old tradition. Aryatara Shakya was chosen as the new Kumari, or "virgin goddess," replacing the incumbent ...