A 2-year-old girl has been chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess, known as the Kumari. Aryatara Shakya replaces the previous ...

A Kumari or 'virgin goddess' is an ancient tradition in Nepal, under which a pre-pubescent girl, aged between 2 and 4, is ...

Trishna Shakya has been serving as Kumari — Nepal’s living goddess — since the age of 3, living in the Kumari's temple palace ...

Chosen through an ancient tradition, the young Kumari now embodies divine power and commands devotion from millions.

Nepal has named 2-year-old Aryatara Shakya as the new Kumari, or living ‘virgin goddess.’ She was paraded through Kathmandu ...

A 2-year-old girl in Nepal has been chosen as the country’s new living goddess. Toddler Aryatara Shakya was named as the new ...

A two-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in an alley in ...

Kumaris are chosen between the ages of 2 and 4 years old and live mostly in isolation within the temple until puberty.

Arya Tara Shakya, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, has been selected as Nepal's new Kumari, or Living Goddess. A revered ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl has been chosen as Nepal’s new Kumari, or. Arya Tara Shakya assumed the traditional Kumari ...

The Kumari is considered a living embodiment of the Hindu goddess Taleju, and her selection follows a rigorous process based on ancient tantric criteria and astrological assessments. Largely unknown ...

A two-year-old girl was carried through the streets of Kathmandu on Tuesday to be installed as Nepal’s new living goddess ...