In Pictures: Kumari Puja – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s No.1 English Daily Newspaper
Skanda Gautam
By Skanda Gautam
Published: 11:34 am Sep 05, 2025
A girl adorned as a Living Goddess takes part in a mass Kumari Puja prayer rituals during Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, September 5, 2025. Hundreds of young girls under the age of nine gathered around the temple to offer worship for good luck, protection from evil and prevent from diseases.
KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 5
A girl adorned as a Living Goddess takes part in a mass Kumari Puja prayer ritual during Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, September 5, 2025.
Hundreds of young girls under the age of nine gathered around the temple to offer worship for good luck, protection from evil and to prevent diseases.
Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times
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