#taleju

Taleju/Vaishnavi, paubha painting from Nepal

Vaishanavi (Maha Samrajyalakxmi) Toran Golden Gate, Bhaktapur

Taleju Bhavani, Bhaktapur by Amit Banmala Photography

Taleju Bhavani, Golden Gate, Bhaktapur, Nepal

The last Nepalese king of the MALLA DYNASTY (12th-17th century), a man named JAYAPRAKASH, apparently met with the goddess Taleju nightly over a game of dice (or chess) and to discuss matters of state and ask her for advice. Her only condition: he refrain from telling anybody at all about these meetings, including his wife, the queen. One night, the king’s wife – who had been growing increasingly suspicious of her husband’s behavior – followed him to his rendezvous with the goddess with the hope of outing his infidelity. Instead, she only succeeded in angering the goddess, who ‘broke up’ with the king. She left him with the instructions that if he ever wanted to see her again, he needed to look for her reincarnation as a little girl. To make his amends, the king left the palace to search for the one who possessed the goddess’ spirit.

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Nihira Bajracharaya de cinco años es la nueva #Kumari, la diosa viviente de #Latipur, #Nepal. Se cree que las niñas Kumari son la encarnación de la diosa hindú #Taleju y que sus ojos tienden un puente entre quien las mira y lo divino. Son elegidas a temprana edad por sacerdores budistas e hinduistas y un astrólogo. Ser una kumari no es una tarea fácil: no puede asistir a la escuela, no tiene permiso para caminar en el suelo fuera del templo de adoración donde vive y debe permanecer largas horas en silencio mientras dan su bendición a los visitantes del lugar. Su reinado dura hasta que la chica tiene su primera #menstruación 📸 (at Lalitpur, Nepal)

Photo by @sahanavajracharya ・・・ #Zen like Calm 🙏🏻 #Taleju #EverdayKTM #WhyILoveKTM #nepalphotoproject