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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
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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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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Former Royal Living Goddess Kumari TRISHNA SHAKYA Retires As Kumari In Nepal
30 September 2025
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30 September 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.
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Former Royal Living Goddess Kumari TRISHNA SHAKYA Retires As Kumari In Nepal
30 September 2025
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30 September 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.
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30 September 2025
Priests of the Ramakrishna Mission worship a living goddess 'Kumari' in front of a clay image of the Hindu goddess Durga during a ritual at Belur Math, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of Kolkata, India, on September 30, 2025. A girl between 5 to 10 years of age is worshipped as Kumari or living goddess during Durga Puja, a five-day festival dedicated to the Goddess Durga, which ends with the immersion of the clay idols on October 2. Durga Puja is first celebrated at Belur Math in 1901, initiated by Swami Vivekananda, who introduces the worship of Mother Durga in an image, breaking from the previous practice of simple chanting by Sri Ramakrishna's disciples.
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30 September 2025
Priests of the Ramakrishna Mission worship a living goddess 'Kumari' in front of a clay image of the Hindu goddess Durga during a ritual at Belur Math, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of Kolkata, India, on September 30, 2025. A girl between 5 to 10 years of age is worshipped as Kumari or living goddess during Durga Puja, a five-day festival dedicated to the Goddess Durga, which ends with the immersion of the clay idols on October 2. Durga Puja is first celebrated at Belur Math in 1901, initiated by Swami Vivekananda, who introduces the worship of Mother Durga in an image, breaking from the previous practice of simple chanting by Sri Ramakrishna's disciples.
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30 September 2025
Priests of the Ramakrishna Mission worship a living goddess 'Kumari' in front of a clay image of the Hindu goddess Durga during a ritual at Belur Math, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of Kolkata, India, on September 30, 2025. A girl between 5 to 10 years of age is worshipped as Kumari or living goddess during Durga Puja, a five-day festival dedicated to the Goddess Durga, which ends with the immersion of the clay idols on October 2. Durga Puja is first celebrated at Belur Math in 1901, initiated by Swami Vivekananda, who introduces the worship of Mother Durga in an image, breaking from the previous practice of simple chanting by Sri Ramakrishna's disciples.
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30 September 2025
Priests of the Ramakrishna Mission worship a living goddess 'Kumari' in front of a clay image of the Hindu goddess Durga during a ritual at Belur Math, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of Kolkata, India, on September 30, 2025. A girl between 5 to 10 years of age is worshipped as Kumari or living goddess during Durga Puja, a five-day festival dedicated to the Goddess Durga, which ends with the immersion of the clay idols on October 2. Durga Puja is first celebrated at Belur Math in 1901, initiated by Swami Vivekananda, who introduces the worship of Mother Durga in an image, breaking from the previous practice of simple chanting by Sri Ramakrishna's disciples.
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