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There are more than a dozen kumari in Nepal, but it is the Kathmandu or chief Kumari that is the most important goddess.
Archive 2008-08-01 Jan 2008
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There are more than a dozen kumari in Nepal, but it is the Kathmandu or chief Kumari that is the most important goddess.
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His predecessor as commander of Kumari, Thelin th’Valrass, had created a display of the seven previous vessels to bear the name Kumari along one wall, and Hikaru had left it intact in his memory.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light David R. George III 2010
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“Next time I call Kumari,” he said, “I want to be patched in to General Shras.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light David R. George III 2010
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The Kumari is a religious practice, Santa is an religious substitute myth, and perhaps economic voodoo.
Worshipping the living goddess: Is it a violation of human rights? Ann Althouse 2006
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The Kumari is a tradition that goes back over three centuries, and one the Maoists have not dared to challenge though they waged war against the king, who was once worshipped as an incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu.
India eNews 2008
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Binod Joshi/Associated Press GIRL GODDESS: Mateena Shakya, 4, known as "Kumari," a living goddess, looked on as devotees attended a horse racing festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday.
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The names of the two teachers, who were sisters, are Durga Devi Pant and Gajab Kumari Pant.
Photo Essay: Peace Corps Volunteers Share 50 Years of Memories 2011
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Ranjana Kumari heads the Center for Social Research in New Delhi and has been at the forefront of a campaign to reserve one-third of seats in parliament and state legislatures for women.
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It is at the apex and the national level leadership that women are not getting any positions, Kumari noted.
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