A girl dressed up as a living goddess participates in the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Kumari Puja is celebrated through the ceremonious worship of young girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Asian religious traditions in Nepal.
A girl dressed up as a living goddess participates in the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Girls dressed up as living goddesses participate in the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Girls dressed as living goddesses participate in the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A girl dressed as a living goddess participates in the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A girl dressed as a living goddess participates in the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)■
