'Living Goddesses' are chosen as infants and adored by thousands until they reach puberty Latest child, Matina Shakya, took her seat as a Kumari in August 2010 aged three ...

A smile dimples her cheeks when I ask her what she’ll do if, later today, she’s chosen to be a kumari, or living goddess, a role that will bring people to their knees before her.

Former beauty queen and actress Divita Rai has announced the launch of her much-anticipated fashion label, Duchess Kumari. Poised at the intersection of heritage and contemporary elegance, the label ...