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Kumari Pooja In Nepal
Pre-pubescent Nepali girls pose for a photo as they attend the mass Kumari Pooja organized in Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal. Donned in red robes, similar to the living goddess Kumari, Newa: girls sit in a line to be worshipped turn by turn to ward off bad luck and diseases. The pre-pubescent girls are worshipped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as ''Taleju Bhawani,'' the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #11578744 |
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| Photographer | Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto |
| Category | Human Interest |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto |
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