The Living Goddess - Kumari

Have you every heard about a living goddess? Yes, they do exist and you can find her only in Nepal. Welcome to Nepal, the land of living gods and goddesses. Kumari is derived from the Sanskrit word Kaumarya, which means princess. Learn the historical significance of worshiping a girl as a goddess; be a part of the tradition that dates back to the 17th century where two of the world’s oldest religions Hinduism and Buddhism interlink.

A Nepali Kumari is believed to be the living incarnation of the goddess Taleju also known as Durga. This continues until after menstruation when the goddess Taleju vacates her body. Illness and loss of blood due to injury can also mean the goddess leaves the girls body. The reason beind this lead to belive that goddess resides in all female living beings in this universe of which the cosmos was made from her wonb.As the selection process of a Kumari resembles that of Tibetan Lamas, like the Panchen Lama or the Dalai Lama. Visit the Kumari Ghar, situated at Basantapur, where the goddess resides and to get a glimpse of the goddess. As the goddess believes in chastity and impurity a young child is therefore the ideal choice to house the goddess on earth.