Kumari - Living Goddess girls, whose feet do not touch the ground

How much of the earth, and as is the custom, sometimes even the most exotic and difficult to understand. In the bizarre world of Nepalese beliefs, there is one that asserts that some children, particularly girls, are the epitome of deities. These girls are called "Living Goddess" and they worshiped thousands of Hindus and Buddhists as long until the girl reaches puberty, after this girl's life as a goddess, she stops and begins to live like a normal person. In this article we will tell you about the life of the girl with the status of Kumari, who believe the Nepalese, is the embodiment of the goddess Kali, it protects from evil and bestows good luck.





Kumari, Samit Bajracharya, which worships a woman during one of the festivals

Kumari, translated from Nepali means a virgin, they leave their homes and live in temples as a living deity, the girls leave the churches only when their presence is required at festivals and processions as an object of worship.



Kumari Samit Bajracharya, during one of the public ceremonies

During the year, the Kumari are placed in public places where they can worship people





Kumari Samit Bajracharya dressed in traditional clothes for her performances. Kumari often dress up her family in deference





Kumari is forbidden to leave the temples





Before each ceremony Kumari painted third eye on his forehead





Samit Bajracharya to participate in the process, Nepal





Kumari is considered sacred and should not touch the ground, so they carry chariots and worn on the hands. Girls are not allowed to go to school and participate in society





Kumari sits on the throne waiting for visitors during the festival Matya





Girls are considered deities as long until they reach sexual maturity, whereas for Kumari changes everything. They begin to prepare for the ritual «Gufa», during which the girl will be in a closed room where it will be able to visit her relatives





The final stage of the ritual «Gufa»





Mom daughter loosened hair before committing ritual





After menarche the girls are 12-day ritual called «Gufa», after which their lives like Kumari is over and they begin to live completely normal lives





After the ritual «Gufa», as the life of the girl Kumari stops, she goes to the nearby river, it dissolves the hair and washes painted on her forehead a third eye





After living as a Kumari, Samit Bajracharya difficulty walking, for so many years of absence hiking





Samit Bajracharya returned to her family, she is pictured with his father, older brother and mother





Now Samit Bajracharya can do what you could not before, in the photo she is playing on traditional Indian instrument sarod from his room in the city of Patan, Nepal





While Samit Bajracharya not go to school, she missed a lot, she has been pictured with a teacher in his home. Thanks to the former status of a goddess, training for Samit free





Samit Bajracharya can play with friends and go to school





Now Samit normal teenager and go to school with all the other children