The Royal Kumari of Kathmandu is the most well-known of the child goddesses in Nepal and a substantial tourist attraction.
It is said, that ex-Kumaris mostly did not marry, because an old legend reports that husbands of ex-Kumaris only have a short life. Here is the legend:
- It is told that a young man married a resigned Kumari, although he was warned by his friends and relatives. A short time after the wedding he suffered suddenly from anorexia and began to spit blood. One month after the wedding he was dead.
But if one looks the following list, there is nothing to that legend.
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Name
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Mandate
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Status
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Marital status
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| Hira Maiya Shakya | 1922 - 1923 | | oo | | Chini Shova Shakya | 1923 - 1931 | + | oo Daughter: 2 | | Chandra Devi Shakya | 1931 - 1933 | + | oo Daughter: 2 | | Dil Kumari Shakya | 1933 - 1942 | | oo Son: 2 Daughter: 1 | | Nani Shova Shakya | 1942 - 1949 | | oo Son: 4 Daughter: 2 | | Kayo Mayju Shakya | 1949 - 1955 | + | oo Son: 1 Daughter: 1 | | Harsha Laxmi Shakya | 1955 - 1961 | | oo Son: 2 | | Nani Mayju Shakya | 1961 - 1969 | | oo Son: 1 Daughter: 2 | | Sunina Shakya | 1969 - 1978 | | oo Son: 1 Daughter: 1 | | Anita Shakya | 1978 - 1984 | | | | Rashmila Shakya | 1984 - 1991 | | | | Amita Shakya | 1991 - 2001 | | | | Preeti Shakya | 2001 - 2008 | | | | Matina Shakya | 2008 - ? | | |
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