'Kumari puja festival' A young girl dressed as the Living Goddess Kumari participates in the Kumari Puja festival, in which young girls pose as the Living Goddess Kumari and are worshipped by people in the belief that their children will remain healthy, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 11 Hundreds of young girls from the Newar community under the age of nine gathered at a temple to offer prayers for good luck, protection from evil, and prevention of diseases, in Kathmandu Durbar Square area, on Kumari Puja today. The girls were adorned as ‘Kumari’, the ‘Living Goddess’ while taking part in prayer rituals. #save_culture #living_goddess #kumari #Basantapur_kathmandu #soulfulnepal Photo-@rawal_binay 📸 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2eiMnvgziP/?igshid=1oxln9kthyx6l