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Articles tagged with #kumari
Kathmandu marks the Yen yā festival
The Gurju Paltan getting ready to kick off the Kumari chariot parade. ALL PHOTOS: SUMAN NEPALIPatan has Rato Machindranath, Bhaktapur has Biska,…
Divine guardian of a living heritage
All photos: AMIT MACHAMASILast week on Ram Nawami, Ojaswi Gulu woke up earlier than usual and took a ritual bath. Once done, instead of her…
20 Reviews in 20 Years
In 999 issues the Nepali Times has reviewed hundreds of books, from political thrillers on the Maoist conflict to novels and travelogues.…
Pratima Sherpa swings for pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXxxTSU5ubgTo Pratima Sherpa, the golf course is home, literally. She was born and raised in a small storage…
Carefree Kumari
All Photos: SHRILUNA SHRESTHANine-year-old Jeebika Bajracharya, the current living goddess of Bhaktapur, enjoyed all the attention she got…
Are you ready for Indra Jatra?
This week Kathmandu celebrates Indra Jatra — the chariot festival presided over by none other than the Living Goddess Kumari.Locally known as…
Prepping for Indra Jatra
Photo: BIKRAM RAIThe late monsoon calendar in Kathmandu Valley is filled with festivals: there was Krishna’s birthday last week, then Rishi…
Divine intervention by ex-Kumaris
The combined power of eight former living goddesses brought down an April storm on a book launch
Viral videos of 2018
As the sun sets on 2018, Nepali Times takes you back to the most popular videos of the past year on its YouTube Channel, the ones that readers…