Mother Purna Shova Bajracharya (R) and nephew sister of Samita Bajracharya (C) hold her as she is brought outside with her face covered with a cloth and wearing a traditional wedding dress to worship the Sun during a “Gufa” ceremony at Ratnakar Mahavihar in Patan, Nepal, 06 March 2014. This ritual represents the end of Samita as a Kumari. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)
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