Nepal's Newly Anointed Living Goddess Kumari Embarks On First City Tour Asia

Anointed as the new Royal Kumari last September, Aryatara Shakya embarked on a five-day tour around the city as part of the Indra Jatra festival, which signals the arrival of the festive season in the Himalayan nation on Friday. 

It is her first tour of the city after being anointed as the living goddess Kumari. Along with the new living Goddess, two other living deities, Ganesh and Bhairab, will also be touring the inner areas of Kathmandu as part of the festival. 

The ascension



of three living deities in human form on three different chariots, which tour around the city, is an annual festival observed for one week starting from Bhadra Shukla Chaturdashi in the Nepali capital Kathmandu starting from Bhadra Shukla Chaturdashi in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu.

Thousands of devotees from around the valley poured into the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to witness the celebration as well as pay homage to the living gods in human form despite the continuous rain.