Tuesday, December 3, 2013

THE LIVING GODDESS KUMARI

 The Kathmandu Valley is known as the abode of many gods and goddesses. In the Sanatan religion, Kumari is respected as a living goddess and is regarded as  an incarnation of Goddess Taleju. lur There are four Kumaris in the us Kathmandu valley, the Kumari of  Patan is one of them. Only a  young girl from the Bajracharya . clan of the Newar community is eligible to become a Kumari.  The girl should possess all 32 specified qualities and features to be eligible for becoming a living goddess. A Kumari has to cede her after her first menstruation he suffers from any wound. there are four Kumaris, the and rituals of worshipping iiffer in case of each living goddess.

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