Pre-pubescent girls dressed as the living goddess Kumari sat in rows based on their allotted numbers to be worshipped, a ritual believed to ward off bad luck and disease. A total of 504 girls, all ...
Locally known as "Kumari Pooja," young Newari girls gather annually in front of the Taleju Bhawani Temple, a site dedicated to the goddess renowned for her earthly incarnations of divine feminine ...
Lipulekh Pass, located at the tri-junction of India, Nepal, and China, serves as a gateway to Mount Kailash and Om Parvat. Pilgrims can drive up to Dharchula and then walk 800 metres for unobstructed ...