Nepal has a real living goddess, the Kumari Devi, a young girl who lives in this building, the Kumari Bahal, next to Kathmandu's Durbar Square. She is selected at age 4 from the Newari caste and lives here until she reaches puberty and reverts to being a normal mortal. She appears daily in the open balcony on the third floor where we were able to see her. Unfortunately no one is allowed to take her picture.
Shiva-Parvati Temple
The white image of Shiva and his consort look out from the upstairs window on the square.
Ganesh is the elephant god who in the Hindu pantheon represents the alleviation of obstructions in the devotees life. This is Ashok Binayak, one of the four most important Ganesh shrines in the valley.
