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Nepal chooses a 2-year-old girl as new living goddess worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists

Posted 9/30/25

A two-year-old girl has been chosen as Nepal's new living goddess, known as the Kumari. On Tuesday, Aryatara Shakya was carried to a temple palace in Kathmandu during the country's longest festival. …

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