Kumari Puja in Kathmandu Durbar Square
KATHMANDU: Hundreds of young girls from the Newar community under the age of nine gathered at a temple to offer prayers for good luck, protection from evil, and prevention of diseases, in Kathmandu Durbar Square area, on Kumari Puja today. The girls were adorned as 'Kumari', the 'Living Goddess' while taking part in prayer rituals.
A girl adorned as 'Kumari', the 'Living Goddess' sitting on a wall under a temple before taking part in prayer rituals, in Kathmandu Durbar Square, on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Hundreds of young girls under the age of nine gathered around the temple to offer worship for good luck, protection from evil and prevent from diseases. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT