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Living goddess Kumari Niharika Bajracharya is being carried by her father at Ga Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal, 02 May 2023. Living goddess Nihira, along with a group of former living goddesses of Patan City, submitted their request letter to Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan, stating their monthly pension and allowances rights while being Kumari and after retirement from the position of living goddess. The living goddesses are young pre-pubescent girls who are considered to be incarnations of the Hindu goddess of power, Kali. They are worshipped in Nepal by both Hindus and Buddhists until they reach puberty. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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