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  2. Kumari (goddess) - Wikipedia

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    The ex-Royal Kumari Rashmila Shakya states in her autobiography, [7] From Goddess to Mortal, that this has nothing to do with the selection process, but rather is a ritual the Royal Kumari goes through each year, that there are no men dancing around in masks trying to scare her, and that at most, there are only a dozen or so decapitated animal ...

  3. Rashmila Shakya - Wikipedia

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    She was recognized as the living reincarnation of the goddess Taleju when she was four years old. [1] She served as the Royal Kumari from 1984 until 1991. [2] [3] She wrote the autobiography to change perceptions about the Kumari and raise awareness about the experiences of young girls who are chosen as the living Hindu goddesses.

  4. Category:Kumaris (goddesses) - Wikipedia

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  5. Brahma Kumaris - Wikipedia

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    In his book "Ignited Minds," Abdul Kalam recounts an exceptional spiritual encounter he had on February 3, 2002, during his visit to the Brahma Kumari Spiritual Academy located in Mount Abu. During the visit, he witnessed an extraordinary event where one of the disciples, Dhadhi Gurzar, became the medium for the deity of the Brahma Kumaris ...

  6. Samita Bajracharya - Wikipedia

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    Samita Bajracharya is a Nepalese former Kumari of Patan, a living goddess worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists all over South Asia.They believe her to be a reincarnation of Durga, the Hindu goddess, and she is one of several holders of the title of Kumari.

  7. Devi Kanya Kumari - Wikipedia

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    Devi Kanya Kumari (Sanskrit: देवी कन्या कुमारि, romanized: Dēvi Kanyā Kumāri) is a manifestation of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi in the form of an adolescent girl. She is variously described by various traditions of Hinduism to either be a form of Parvati or Lakshmi .

  8. Death and culture - Wikipedia

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    In mainland China and Taiwan, Japan, and Korea, the number 4 is often associated with death because the sound of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean words for four and death are similar (for example, the sound sì in Chinese is the Sino-Korean number 4 (四), whereas sǐ is the word for death (死), and in Japanese "shi" is the number 4, whereas ...

  9. Kumari Kandam - Wikipedia

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    The Kumari Kandam proponents laid great emphasis on stating that the Kanyakumari city was a part of the original Kumari Kandam. Some of them also argued that entire Tamil Nadu , entire Indian peninsula (south of Vindhyas ) or even entire India were a part of Kumari Kandam. [ 36 ]