KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A 2-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country's ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Trishna Shakya, 11, looks imposing in her finery as she is carried high in the arms of a helper from the temple palace. As she rides a chariot bedecked in garlands of brilliant ...

A 2-year-old child has been appointed Nepal’s next living Goddess Kumari, following an ancient selection process. The little girl, Aaryatara Shakya, had to sit through an age-old ritual where she ...

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 ...

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Dipta Rai poses in front of the Swayambhunath Stupa – also known as Monkey Temple due to the abundance of monkeys in the area. Parts of the temple were impacted by the earthquake. Dipta Rai's husband, ...