world's OnlyLiving GoddessWho Is SHe? Go Ahead to learn
BY - Srishti verma
Yes! You read It Right and The Only living goddess is in Nepal who is known as Kumari
Nepal has a unique tradition of worshipping a young prepubescent girl as a living goddess
Buddhists consider the little divinebeing as the personification of thesupreme female deity Vajradevi
In Hinduism, the young princess is believed to be a manifestation of Devi Taleju Goddess
priests choose the eligible child from the Buddhist community to be made the living goddessof Hindu community
There are10 Kumarisin Kathmandu Valley.
however, there is just one Royal Kumari of nepal who lives in the Kumari Ghar, a palace in the center of Kathmandu
Selecting Kumariis an intense process. it is almost identical to selecting the Dalai Lama or Pachen Lama of Tibet
First:the royal Kumarimust come from a Shakya family
The members, including all three generations of her, should be within the same caste as well
Other requirements include sound health and uncut and blemished body skin. She shouldn’t have shed a single drop of blood prior. she must not lose any of her teeth
the priests then examine her to match Battis Lakshana’s. it is 32 perfections of goddesses in the Hindu religion
In this, she should spend a night alone in a room with the ritually slaughtered goats and buffalos.
They remain the living goddess for the duration of their divinity, which is until they start menstruating
Sometimes, they also lose the title when they suffer a cut and lose blood.
Their life changes drastically when they become Kumari. The royal princesscannot leave her residence casually.
Her caretakers dress her in bright red and gold. She wears a Jama (cloak) down to her feet, a red Bhoto (T-shirt).
also she wears a red pagri (turban) and has ‘Agni Chakshu’ or ‘Fire eye’ painted on her forehead.
People believe just a glimpse of the living deity will bring good fortune.
Indra Jatra is one of the major festival events in Nepal. During Indra Jatra, she is kept inside the chariot, and hundreds of exuberant pull the chariot.