Nepal's living goddess, the Kumari, a young girl embodying Goddess Taleju, continues an ancient tradition. Chosen through ...

A two-year-old girl, Aryatara Shakya, has been proclaimed as Nepal 's new living goddess, the Kumari, in Kathmandu. Carried from her family home to a temple palace on Tuesday, her installation took ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — 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 ...

Toddler Aryatara Shakya has been appointed Nepal's new Living Goddess Kumari following an ancient selection process which included a traditional Trial of Bravery. The two-and-a-half year old girl was ...

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Toddler 'Aryatara Shakya' has been anointed as the Royal "Kumari" the Living Goddess of Nepal undergoing ancient ritual in a ceremony on Tuesday. The two-and-half year old goddess passed the selection ...

Nepal's newly appointed living goddess, Kumari Aryatara Shakya, is carried by her father as they walk towards Kumari Ghar (Associated Press) A two-year-old girl, Aryatara Shakya, has been proclaimed ...

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 ...

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 on Tuesday during the country’s longest and most ...