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Nepal on Monday honoured 504 young girls under the age of 12 as part of an annual ritual believed to ward off bad luck and ...

Indra Jatra, one of Kathmandu's most important festivals, is steeped in ancient tradition and sacred rituals. Highlights ...

The Indra Jatra festival, one of Nepal’s oldest cultural traditions, commemorates the conclusion of the monsoon season and ...

Living goddess Kumari reacts as she is being carried during Indra Jatra, a festival that marks the end of the rainy season in ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s monthslong festival season began on Tuesday with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot with a young girl revered as a living goddess.

Kumari Puja is celebrated through the ceremonious worship of young girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Kumari, a young girl who is revered by both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal as a living goddess, left her temple palace and was driven around the center of the capital in a ...

Nepal's Indra Jatra festival, celebrating Lord Indra, the 'God of Rain', commenced on Tuesday. The event features a ...