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Experience With Kumari - The
Living Goddess |
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Kumari is regarded as virgin living goddess,
selected from Sakya (Buddhist) family, and worship her on all
the religious occasions. It believes that she is incarnation of
goddess Taleju (Durga).
The custom of worshipping an ordinary pre-pubescent girl, as a
source of supreme power has been an integral part of both
Hinduism and Buddhism, a tradition still continues this day in
Nepal.
The house of the Living Goddess, Kumari, looks like Buddhist
Monastery was constructed in 1757 by Jaya Prakash Malla, inside
lives the young girl who is selected to be the town's living
goddess, until she reaches her first puberty or excessive flow
of blood and reverts to being a normal mortal. The three-storied
residence of Living goddess is situated on the west vicinity of
Hanuman Dhoka Palace. The building has profusely carved wooden
balconies and window screens.
Whilst the veneration of a living Kumari in Nepal is relatively
recent, dating only from the 17th century, the tradition of
Kumari-Puja, or virgin worship, has been around for much longer.
There is evidence of virgin worship taking place in India for
more than 2,600 years. It appears to have taken hold in Nepal in
the 6th century AD. There is written evidence describing the
selection, ornamentation and worship of the Kumari dating from
the 13th century.
While the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu is by far the best-known and
most powerful living goddess, she is not the only one.
Throughout the Kathmandu valley, there are a total of eleven
Kumaris. As well as the Royal Kumari, there are three other
minor Kumaris in Kathmandu itself. The other two main cities in
the valley, Patan and Bhaktapur, boast two and three Kumaris,
respectively. Two other Kumaris inhabit smaller towns in the
valley.
On Indra Jatra festival, celebrate in every September, the
Living Goddess in all her jewelled splendour travels through the
older part of Kathmandu city in a three-tiered chariot
accompanied by Ganesh and Bhairab each day for three days. She
also blesses the King in keeping with the tradition in which the
first king of the Shah dynasty, who annexed Kathmandu in 1768,
received a blessing from the Living Goddess. |
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Name |
Hometown |
Dates of Kumari |
Maritual Status |
Hira Maiya Shakya |
Wotu |
1922-1923 |
married, 0 children |
Chini Shove Shakya |
Lagan |
1932-1931 |
married, 2 daughters |
Chandra Devi Shakya |
Asonchuka |
1931-1933 |
married, 2 daughters |
Dil Kumari Shakya |
Lagan |
1933-1942 |
married, 3 sons, 1 daughter |
Nani Shova Shakya |
Ombahal |
1942-1949 |
married, 4 sons, 2 daughters |
Kayo Mayju Shakya |
Kwahiti |
1949-1955 |
married, 1 son, 1 daughter |
Harsha Laxmi Shakya |
Naghal |
1955-1961 |
married, 2 sons |
Nani Mayji Shakya |
Naghal |
1961-1969 |
married, 1 son, 2 daughters |
Sunina Shakya |
Ombahal |
1969-1978 |
married, 1 son, 1 daughter |
Anita Shakya |
Sikamoobahal |
1978-1984 |
unmarried |
Rashmila Shakya |
Kwahiti |
1984-1991 |
unmarried |
Amita Shakya |
Asonbahal |
1997-2001 |
unmarried |
Preeti Shakya |
Itumbahal |
2001- |
unmarried |
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Source : The Kathmandu
Post; Durga Shakya,
Kumari House |
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On the
following programme, we will
lead you to the former Royal
National Kumaries as well as
the Kumari of Patan. Also,
we will visit the Kumari
house in Kathmandu to take
bless from the living
goddess on this programme.
You may feel the Kumari from
this research tour.
Programme in Details:
Days 01: Meeting upon
arrival at Kathmandu
International airport by our
representative, transfer to
hotel.
Days 02: Visit one former
national Kumari and family
in Kathmandu, exchange
feelings with former Kumari
and her previous experience,
overnight at hotel.
Days 03: Visit another
former national Kumari and
family in Kathmandu,
overnight at hotel.
Days 04: Depart to Patan.
Visit Patan Kumari and
Durbar Square, overnight at
hotel.
Days 05: Visit Kathmandu
Durbar Square, visit Kumari
Ghar to take bless from
present national Kumari,
overnight at hotel.
Days 06:
Transfer to
airport, departure on your
own destination.
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