Kumārī: the living goddess of Nepal

Balak'
7 min readNov 3, 2021

Once a Deity and later a normal person, how will this sudden change will affect her life. The mystery and untold questions whose answers are still uncertain!

By Nirmal Dulal — Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14711984

The literal meaning of ‘Kumari’ is ‘Virgin’. But, in context to Kumari Goddess, she is a virgin and the one who has not experienced menarche. Kumari and menarche are analogous to each other. The rich culture of Nepal blends well with diversified…

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Balak'

Graphic Designer, Hobbyist Writer, Express Myself and Open-Mindedness