Retiring from the Role of Living Goddess

A picture dated 24 June 2012 shows Samita Bajracharya in her home prior taking part in a procession at Kumari Ghar in Patan, Nepal. Kumari, the living goddess, appears outside of her residence during different jatras for nine times a year as a guest. Kumari, or Kumari Devi, is a “living goddess”. The word literally means virgin in Nepali. The Living Goddesses are young pre-pubescent girls that are considered to be incarnations of the Hindu Goddess of Power, Kali. The Kumari retires when she reaches puberty. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)
Retiring from the Role of Living Goddess
   
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