Asia Album: Traditional Kumari Puja celebrated in Nepal-Xinhua
Asia Album: Traditional Kumari Puja celebrated in Nepal
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2024-09-17 09:53:15
A girl dressed up as living goddess prepares for the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 16, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, Sept. 17 (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.
The mass worship of Goddess Kumari is held each year on the occasion of the Indra Jatra Festival which kicked off on Sept. 15 this year.
A girl dressed up as living goddess prepares for the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 16, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)A girl dressed up as living goddess is pictured during the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 16, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)A girl dressed up as living goddess is pictured during the celebration of the traditional Kumari Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 16, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)■
