House of the Kumari#
House of the Kumari, March 2015, © Bernd Mader
A Kumari is a pre-pubescent girl that is chosen from the Shakya caste or the Bajracharya clan of the Newari.
She stays Kumari as long as she has not had her first menstrual cycle.
A Kumari is a pre-pubescent girl that is chosen from the Shakya caste or the Bajracharya clan of the Newari.
She stays Kumari as long as she has not had her first menstrual cycle.