Retiring from the Role of Living Goddess

Retiring from the Role of Living Goddess
Kumari Samita Bajracharya (R) is worshipped by a devotee during a festival in Patan, Nepal, 02 August 2012. 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)

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