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  • Even a goddess, two-year-old Resuka, the Kumari of Kilagal, refuses her food. It’s believed that if Resuka and the royal Kumari of Kathmandu, who lives nearby, ever see each other, their souls will leave their bodies.
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  • Seven retired Royal Kumaris are honored inside Kathmandu Durbar Square in the morning of the final day of Kumāri Jātrā, where the Royal Kumari is taken around the city in a chariot procession among thousands of the country's Hindus and Nepali Buddhists. The word Kumari literally means “virgin” in Nepali. These living goddesses are young, pre-pubescent girls who are considered to be incarnations of the Hindu goddess of power, Kali.  <br />
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Contract for story is Kashinath Tamot, kashinath.tamot@nepalmandal.org and Sangeeta Lama, sangeetala@gmail.com .
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  • Worshipers try to touch 9-year-old Matina Shakya, the Royal Kumari, as she is brought back to her residence after a procession around the city during the Seto Machindranath Chariot Festival in Kathmandu.
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  • Nani Shova Shakya holds a photo from her time as Royal Kumari in the 1940s.
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  • Seven retired Royal Kumaris are honored inside Kathmandu Durbar Square in the morning of the final day of Kumari Jatra, where the Royal Kumari is taken around the city in a chariot procession among thousands of the country’s Hindus and Nepali Buddhists.
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  • Even a goddess, 2-year-old Resuka Maharjan, the Kumari of Kilagal, needs to rest. It’s believed that if Resuka and the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu, who lives nearby, ever see each other, their souls will leave their bodies.
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  • Resuka Maharjan, 2, plays after day care while waiting for worshipers to visit. Several female family members also served as kumari.
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  • The current Royal Kumari Matina Shakya, 9, is taken out as part of the annual Seto Machindranath Chariot Festival. These living goddesses are young, pre-pubescent girls who are considered to be incarnations of the Hindu goddess of power, Kali.
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  • Smriti Bajrcharya, 7, the Kumari of Bungmati, sits on her throne during one of the many auspicious days when she is worshiped. However, four days after the devastating earthquake in April, she lost one of her upper teeth while playing with friends, resulting in her immediate termination as kumari. It’s believed that the spirit of the goddess, the shakti, that enters the girl’s body when she becomes a kumari, will leave her if she loses any blood. While some in the community fear her tooth loss means bad luck, her family believes the earthquake forced the goddess to leave her body.
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