Kumari
A prepubescent girl of the Shakya caste is chosen through rigorous criteria to become the living embodiment of Taleju. She resides in the Kumari Ghar and appears during rituals and festivals. The goddess is believed to communicate through the Kumari’s expressions.
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When
Relationships
- aspect of
- Taleju Bhawani
- consort of
- Śiva
- co occurs with
- Devi Kanya Kumari, Indra, Nārada, Lakshmi
- enemy of
- Banasura
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Source passages
“Following her divine instructions, the Kumari tradition began. A prepubescent girl of the Shakya caste is chosen through rigorous criteria to become the living embodiment of Taleju. She resides in the Kumari Ghar and appears during rituals and festivals.”
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“Bhagavati manifested herself in the southern tip of the subcontinent as Kumari, to kill Banasura and restore the balance of nature. As an adolescent girl, she had immense devotion towards the deity Shiva. Shiva decided to marry her.”
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