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

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

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

Two-year-old Aryatara Shakya was named as Nepal's new Kumari — or virgin goddess — in the capital Kathmandu on Tuesday, Sept.

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

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

Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members, friends and devotees from her home in an alley in Kathmandu to a ...

Two-year-and-eight-month-old Aryatara Shakya has been enthroned as Nepal’s new Kumari, continuing a centuries-old tradition ...

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

A two-year-old girl, Aryatara Shakya, was selected as Nepal's new living goddess on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.Shakya was carried from her family home to a temple palace in Kathmandu during ...

Two-year-old Aryatara Shakya has been chosen as Nepal’s living goddess, continuing a unique tradition revered by Hindus and ...