Kumarighar open for public to pay homage to living goddess

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Published: 04:41 pm Oct 20, 2015

Sambeg Shakya, 6, observes the Indra Jatra Festival from a window of a house of the Living Goddess Kumari in Kathmandu September 16, 2011. Sambeg Shakya was hailed last year by Buddhist priests as Ganesh, or the god of good fortune, since when he has led several processions of Nepal's better-known 'living goddesses', also known as Kumari. The centuries-old ritual, once used by now-toppled kings who thought it would make them stronger, was the climax of the annual Hindu festival of Dasain, which lasts for two weeks and has become a major tourist attraction in Nepal. Sambeg will continue in his supporting role until he is big enough to fit in a chariot pulled by men, after which he must return to real life. Picture taken September 16, 2011. Photo: Reuters

KATHMANDU: Devotees can pay homage to the living Goddess Kumari at the Kumarighar from today till coming Monday. The Kumarighar, the residence of living Goddess Kumari, has been opened to public on the occasion of Bada Dashain. Devotees can pay homage to the Goddess Kumari from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm until the day of Kojagrata Purnima, the concluding day of the Bada Dashain festival, Gautam Ratna Shakya, an aide to the Goddess Kumari, said. The Goddess Kumari will be taken to the temple of Taleju Bhawani on the Maha Nawami, the ninth day of Dashain, which befalls on Thursday.

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Kumarighar open for public to pay homage to living goddess