24 September 2026, Nepal, Kathmandu: A young girl dressed as a Kumari takes part in a mass Kumari Puja at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square, on the second day of the Indra Jatra festival. Girls traditionally eligible for the ritual are worshipped as representations of the Kumari, or living goddess, during the ceremony. In Newar tradition, Kumari Puja is associated with prayers for peace, prosperity and well-being, leer más and with the blessings of Goddess Taleju Bhawani. Photo: Shankar Bhujel/JNA via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa leer menos