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Nepal Welcomes Its New Kumari - The Living Goddess

Arya Tara Shakya is 2 years and 8 months, has been considered for the traditional Kumari throne.

Kathmandu: A two-and-a-half-year-old girl has been chosen as Nepal's new Kumari, or Living Goddess. Arya Tara Shakya assumed the traditional Kumari throne on Tuesday. She officially entered the Kumari House, located in Basantapur in the heart of Kathmandu, during a special ceremony held at an auspicious time on Tuesday, according to Uddhav Karmacharya, a priest at the Taleju Bhawani Temple in Kathmandu.

The Kumari is selected from among Shakya girls before they experience their first menstruation. The outgoing Kumari recently retired at the age of 12 after her first menstruation. The current Kumari is 2

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