Nepal Chooses Two-Year-Old Girl As New Living Goddess For Hindus And Buddhists

Nepal Chooses Two-Year-Old Girl As New Living Goddess For Hindus And Buddhists

[Image: CNN / Facebook] At just two years and eight months old, Aryatara Shakya has been chosen as Nepal’s new Kumari, or “living goddess”, succeeding her predecessor, who by tradition returns to mortal life upon reaching puberty. Kumaris are selected from the Shakya clans of the Newar community, indigenous to the Kathmandu Valley, and worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists in the predominantly Hindu nation. The girls, usually between two and f…