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Kumari, Kumari Devi, or the Living Goddess is the tradition of worshipping a chosen virgin as manifestations of the divine female energy or Shakti in Dharmic Nepali religious traditions. It is believed that the girl is possessed by the goddess Taleju or Durga. The word Kumari is derived from Sanskrit meaning princess.
John Wallis wrote a book examining the status of tradition in the contemporary world, which used the religion as a case study, [83] focusing on recruitment methods, the issue of celibacy, and reinterpretation of religious history. He reported the rewriting of the revelatory messages (Murlis) by the Brahma Kumari.
The Nilamata Purana (Sanskrit: नीलमत पुराण, romanized: nīlamata purāṇa), also known as the Kasmira Mahatmya, [1] is an ancient text (4th to 8th century CE) from Kashmir which contains information on its history, geography, religion, and folklore. [2]
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. In her book she critiques the lack of education received by Kumaris and describes the challenges they face when ...
The 20th-century Tamil writers came up with various theories to explain the etymology of "Kumari Kandam" or "Kumari Nadu". One set of claims was centered on the purported gender egalitarianism in the prelapsarian Tamil homeland. For example, M. Arunachalam (1944) claimed that the land was ruled by female rulers (Kumaris). D.
Kumari Prashnaharu (Nepali: कुमारी प्रश्नहरु, romanized: Kumārī praśnaharū, lit. 'Maiden questions' ) is a Nepali short stories collection by Durga Karki. [ 1 ] It was published on February 21, 2020 by Nepa-laya publication.
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Dhana Kumari Bajracharya is a former Nepalese Kumari.Kumaris are pre-pubescent girls worshipped in Asian religious traditions as manifestations of female divine energy. Bajracharya was chosen as the official Kumari of the city of Patan in 1954, and was supposed to leave her position when her first period happened, but because her menstruation did not start, she reigned as Kumari for three ...