Tag: #living goddess
Articles tagged with #living goddess
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…
Carefree Kumari
All Photos: SHRILUNA SHRESTHANine-year-old Jeebika Bajracharya, the current living goddess of Bhaktapur, enjoyed all the attention she got…
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
