A 10-year-old Nepali girl worshipped as a living goddess, or Kumari, has lost her “divine” status for defying tradition and visiting the United States. Sajani Shakya was installed at the age of two as ...

Celebration swept through Nepal this week as a new living deity was revealed after days of deliberation. Crowds of Hindus and Buddhists, dressed in their finest ceremonial attire, gathered to honor ...

Nepal's newly appointed living goddess, Kumari Aryatara Shakya, is carried by her father as they walk towards Kumari Ghar (Associated Press) A two-year-old girl, Aryatara Shakya, has been proclaimed ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A 2-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country's longest and ...

Congress’ Kumari Selja on Dec 04 slammed BJP govt for ‘not being allowed to meet dignitaries’. “Our government has put the ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Religious authorities in Nepal have begun the search for a girl who could be as young as three or four to serve as the new Kumari, or the virgin "living goddess", in a ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Nepali girl worshipped as a living goddess, or Kumari, has lost her "divine" status for defying tradition and visiting the United States. Sajani Shakya was ...