Close-up of the Royal Kumari, the living goddess, adorned in traditional ceremonial attire and makeup in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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Darshan of Kumari Devi

Sacred audience with divine energy.

In Bhaktapur, the divine is not just in the temples, but in the very breath of the city. Experience a sacred audience with Kumari Devi, the embodiment of Taleju Bhawani. This is not a tour, but a moment of ‘Darshan’, to behold and beheld by the divine energy that watches over our town.

Duration: Two hours

Close-up of the Royal Kumari, the living goddess, adorned in traditional ceremonial attire and makeup in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

A couple worshipping the Kumari while a young boy and a girl sits on the side.

A young Kumari of Nepal in her traditional clothes in her family's arms as another priest holds a traditional umbrella over her.

A man kneeling down and touching his head on the feet of a Kumari while other priests and people stand around her.

A close up view of a Kumari's face with her traditional attire and her forhead marked with vermilion and turmeric and a third eye drawn on it.

Poeople feeding young girls as Kumaris during the Kumari puja.

Travelers sitting respectfully during an audience with the living goddess Kumari at her historic courtyard residence in Nepal.

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