EPA 2012-06-25 06:41:45 Living Goddess Festival
Nepal's Kumari Samita Bajracharya, aged 10, looks on after having her make-up done by her mother at Kumari Ghar, Patan, Nepal, 24 June 2012, prior to taking part in a Red Chariot festival procession. The festival is considered to bring rain, good harvest, prosperity and good luck and is mainly celebrated among farmers. A Kumari, or Kumari Devi, is a 'living goddess.' The word literally means virgin in Nepali. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
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