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Kumari: Encyclopedia - Kumari
Kumari, or Kumari Devi is a living Hindu goddess in Nepal. Kumari means literally virgin in Nepali. A Kumari is a prepubescent girl selec...
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Kumari: Encyclopedia Ii - Kumari - Life Of The Royal Kumari
Once the chosen girl completes the Tantric purification rites and crosses from the temple on a white cloth to the Kumari Ghar to assume h...
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Kumari: Encyclopedia Ii - Kumari - History
Whilst the veneration of a living Kumari in Nepal is relatively recent, dating only from the 17th century, the tradition of Kumari-Puja, ...
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Kumari: Encyclopedia Ii - Kumari - Selection Process
Once Taleju has left the sitting Kumari, there is a frenzy of activity to find her successor. Some have compared the selection process to...
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