kaumarya

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Building of Kumari Devi, the living Goddess - Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
   
   
   
   
Kumari The Living Goddess in Nepal.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Kumari, or Kumari Devi, is the tradition of worshiping young pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions. The word Kumari, derived from Sanskrit Kaumarya meaning virgin, means young unmarried girls in Nepali and some Indian languages and is a name of the goddess Durga as a child.


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