What is "kumari"

n. (''From the Nepalese'') A living goddess.

Kumari, or Kumari Devi, or Living Goddess – Nepal is the tradition of worshiping young pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions. The word Kumari is derived from the Sanskrit Kaumarya, meaning "princess".

In Nepal, a Kumari is a pre-pubescent girl selected from the Shakya caste or Bajracharya clan of the Nepalese Newari community. The Kumari is revered and worshiped by some of the country's Hindus as well as the Nepali Buddhists, though not the Tibetan Buddhists. While there are several Kumaris throughout Nepal, with some cities having several, the best known is the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu, and she lives in the Kumari Ghar, a palace in the center of the city. The selection process for her is especially rigorous. As of 2010, the Royal Kumari was Matina Shakya, aged four, installed in October 2008 by the Maoist government that replaced the monarchy. Unika Bajracharya, selected in April 2014 as the Kumari of Patan, is the second most important living goddess.

In Nepal a Kumari is generally chosen for one day and worshipped accordingly on certain festivals like Navaratri or Durga Puja. In Kathmandu Valley this is a particularly prevalent practice.

In Nepal, a Kumari is believed to be the incarnation of Taleju. After commencement of a Kumari's period, it is believed that the goddess vacates her body. Serious illness or a major loss of blood from an injury are also causes for loss of deity.

Kumari is a city located in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.

• Altitude (feet) 4002
• Altitude (meters) 1219
• Time zone (est) UTC+2 (+3DT

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Kumari is a town located in Kutahya Turkey.

Kumari may refer to:

• Kumari (children) Living Goddess, a young girl believed to be a host for the goddess Durga
• Kumari (Bank), A Commercial Bank of Nepal
• Kumari (film), 1977 Nepali film
• Kumar or Kumari, a title for a young or unmarried female
• Kumari (actress), South Indian film actress
• Kumari, Nepal, a town in central Nepal
• Kumari Thankam, a Malayalam film actress during the 1950s
• Kumari (Kutahya), a town in Turkey
• Kumari (Afyon), a city in Turkey

Nagaraja Kumari Maddela (1921 – 3 March 2008), better known as Kumari, was a renowned south Indian actress, playback singer, musician, beauty queen, and a model. She was the first Indian actress to play dual-roles in film. She pioneered the art of playing multiple roles in a single film. She was also one of the first Indian faces used by Lux (soap), a brand that pioneered female celebrity endorsement, and have since used famous faces such as Aishwarya Rai.

She was born in Tenali in 1921. She wanted to be an actress since she was a child but her parents did not approve of her aspirations. Her relative Anjaiah Puvvala became her agent and booked her for acting in Dasavataram in 1936. This was her debut film, where she played three roles as Lakshmi, Seetha and Yashodhara. In 1939, she played the heroine in her second film Amma directed by Niranjan Pal. She portrayed the role of Chitralekha in Usha in the same year. She then booked for three films with Vauhini Studios. Her major breakthrough film was Sumangali in 1940, and since then she was known as Kumari. She played as an innocent housemaid in Devatha in 1941. She competed with Chittor V. Nagaiah and Tanguturi Suryakumari and earned a great repertoire. She played with K. S. Prakash Rao in Tulasidas. She was one of the very few actress of that time that voiced her own songs. After a five-year hiatus, she acted in the successful film Mugguru Maratilu in 1946. She acted played another dual role very well in Maayapilla in 1951 where she played Asha and Roopa. She subsequently acted in the classic film Malliswari (1951) as Maharani, Akasharaju (1951), based on the story by Vishwanatha Satyanarayana, Pempudu Koduku (1953) and Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam (1954).

Kumari moved to Vijayawada in 1958. She died on 3 March in 2008 at the age of 87 years.

Kumari is a 1952 Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran, and Sriranjani, in the lead roles.

Kumari is an island belonging to the country of Estonia.

Kumari was the first Eastman color Nepali film released in 1977. The movie was made on the story of the popular author Bijaya Bahadur Malla. Prem Bahadur Basnet has written the script of the movie and Pradip Rimal has written the dialogues.