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(From the Nepalese) A living goddess. "Shakya...reached puberty and retired as a royal kumari as the young Nepalese goddesses are known." Mark Magnier,LA Times 2/14/2011 p1., "Living goddess fall back to earth".
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Kumari — Kumari, or Kumari Devi, is a living goddess in Nepal. Kumari literally means virgin in Nepali and was the name of the goddess Durga as a child. [Karel R. “van” Kooij Religion in Nepal ISBN 9004058273] A Kumari is a prepubescent girl selected from … Wikipedia
Kumari — Kumari, eigentlicher, durch Portugiesen und Engländer in Comorin verderbter Name für das Südkap Ostindiens … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
kumari — /kŭ marˈi/ (Ind) noun Miss (as a title of respect) … Useful english dictionary
Kumari — Sajani Shakya, Kumari en Bhaktapur, Nepal. Kumari, o Kumari Deví es el nombre con que se designa a una persona a quien se le considera como una diosa viviente en Nepal. Literalmente, Kumari significa virgen en nepalí. Una Kumari es un niña en la… … Wikipedia Español
Kumari — Sajani Shakya, Kumari von Bhaktapur Die Kumari (Sanskrit, f., कुमारी, kumārī, wörtlich: „Mädchen“) gilt seit dem 16. Jahrhundert als eine Inkarnation der populärsten hinduistischen Göttin Durga. In Nepal wird ein Mädchen als lebende Kumari… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kumari — Une Kumari est une jeune fille vénérée comme une déesse vivante au Népal. La tradition des Kumaris (vierges en népalais) date du XVIIe siècle. Elle consiste à isoler de très jeunes filles pour les adorer. Ces déesses vivantes sont l incarnat … Wikipédia en Français
Kumari — In Vedic myth one of the repellent aspects of Parvati, wife of Siva. The word means ‘the Damsel’, and from it is derived the name of Cape Comorin, which it has held since the days of Pliny. Kumari was probably an indigenous mother goddess,… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Kumari Kandam — ( ta. குமரிக்கண்டம் Kumarikkaṇṭam ) is the name of a legendary sunken landmass said to have been located to the south of present day Kanyakumari District at the southern tip of India in the Indian Ocean. The legend assigns the continent and its… … Wikipedia
Kumari (Begriffsklärung) — Kumari bezeichnet: im Hinduismus eine Inkarnation der Göttin Durga, siehe Kumari Kumari ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Meena Kumari (1932–1972), indische Schauspielerin Reena Kumari (* 1984), indische Sport Bogenschützin … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kumari Arivial Peravai — is a voluntary group doing service in the field of science and technology in Kanyakumari district, India. Developing young scientists is one of the important programs of Kumari Arivial Peravai.Last year the camp was conducted at Vivekananda… … Wikipedia
