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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari sleeps on the lap of her mother Basantapur Durbar Sqaure while taking part in the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari reacts while while taking part in the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari pose for a photo at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari pose for a photo at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari pose for a photo at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

Nepali Hindu girls donned as Living Goddess Kumari pose for a photo at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari plays at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari pose for a photo at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A mother applies make up over the face of a Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

Nepali Hindu girls donned as Living Goddess Kumari sit in line while taking part in the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A mother applies make up over the face of a Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

Nepali Hindu girls donned as Living Goddess Kumari pose for a photo in front of Swet Bhairab at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.

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Kumari Pooja in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu girl donned as Living Goddess Kumari pose for a photo at Basantapur Durbar Sqaure right before the Kumari Pooja in capital Kathmandu. Girls running in their pre-pubescent period under go the procession which is believed to ward off the evils and protect the girls. It is a annual procession which takes place in front of Taleju Bhawani Temple attended by hundreds of girls.