Ghode Jatra Festival

Living Goddess ‘Kumari’ in Nepal

 KATMANDU —   A Kumari, or living Goddess, sits on a palanquin carried by devotees towards the Ghode Jatra festival, an annual horse-racing festival, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, March, 22, 2012. According to legend, the festival is held to celebrate the victory over a demon named Tundi who lived in the…

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