Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Lalitpur, Nepal

 



The mayor of Patan city, Chiribabu Maharjan, speaks to the living goddess Kumari Niharika Bajracharya.  Living goddesses are pre-pubescent girls who are considered to be incarnations of the Hindu goddess of Power, Kali.  They are worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists.  Photograph:  Narendra Shrestha/EPA

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