"Taleju"

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28 December 2025

Priests perform a holy bath ritual of Seto Machhindranath in the presence of the newly appointed Kumari ARYA TARA SHAKYA, who is not pictured, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 28, 2025. The ritual marks the first public appearance of Kumari ARYA TARA SHAKYA after being taken to TALEJU following her selection during Dashain, ahead of the upcoming Seto Machhindranath Jatra.

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28 December 2025

The Living Goddess Kumari ARYA TARA SHAKYA makes her first public appearance during the holy bath ritual of Seto Machhindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 28, 2025. She appears after being taken to TALEJU following her selection during Dashain, ahead of the upcoming Seto Machhindranath Jatra.

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28 December 2025

The Living Goddess Kumari ARYA TARA SHAKYA makes her first public appearance during the holy bath ritual of Seto Machhindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 28, 2025. She appears after being taken to TALEJU following her selection during Dashain, ahead of the upcoming Seto Machhindranath Jatra.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple.

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2 October 2025

The idol of Lord Ganesh is carried on a palanquin from the Kumari House to the Taleju Temple on Nawami, marking Dashain festivities in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Devotees carry the idol of Lord Bhairab in a palanquin from the Kumari House to the Taleju Temple during Nawami celebrations of Dashain in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Devotees carry the idol of Lord Bhairab in a palanquin from the Kumari House to the Taleju Temple during Nawami celebrations of Dashain in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Nepal's newly anointed Living Goddess Aryatara Shakya is carried from the Kumari House to the Taleju Temple on the ninth day of Dashain in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Nepal's newly anointed Living Goddess Aryatara Shakya is carried from the Kumari House to the Taleju Temple on the ninth day of Dashain in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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