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 ...

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A New Era for the Kumari Tradition Himani Sharma In a significant and sacred event at Kathmandu’s Durbar Square, a ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A 2-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 ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Trishna Shakya, 11, looks imposing in her finery as she is carried high in the arms of a helper from the temple palace. As she rides a chariot bedecked in garlands of brilliant ...

Kumaris are chosen between the ages of 2 and 4 years old and live mostly in isolation within the temple until puberty.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A 2-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 ...