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Often cited as Devi’s Fall, this is the Seti river cutting deep through the valley of Pokhara. It is also sometimes called Davies Fall. Legends tell of a confused love-struck individual who came and jumped off the ravine, and hence the fence. This river emerges around two kilometers on the other side.
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देविज फल भनिने यो छाँगो पोखराको भित्री छिचोलेर बग्ने सेती नदि हो | यसलाई पाताले छाँगो अथवा कहिलेकाहीं डेविज फल पनि भनिन्छ | सुन्नमा आऊँछ कि यस छाँगोबाट एक जना व्यक्तिले हामफालेपछी बार को व्यवस्था गरिएको हो | यो छाँगो अर्कोपट्टि दुई किलोमिटर पर खोलाको रुप मा सतहमा देखिन्छ |
(By Outdoor Himalayan Treks)
Guddi Devi, 29, is a staff nurse in Sangaveer. She has worked in the newborn care unit for six months, where she helps babies born with complications.
Credit: Poulomi Basu/CIFF
Late Chola, 12th century
South India
Devi is standing a tribhanga pose on a lotus pedestal, mounted on a square base. The high crown that the she wears was typical of South Indian art. The holes in the pedestal helped facilitate the movement of the idol during ritual processions.
The ceiling of one of the mandapas. At Khajuraho, MP.
I'm really impressed with how they did this 3D concentric carving in the ceiling - one inside the other! It looked completely amazing!
From the Wikipedia Entry:
"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. [1] A Kumari is a prepubescent girl selected from the Shakya clan of the Nepalese Newari community. The Kumari is revered and worshipped 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. The current Royal Kumari, Matina Shakya, aged three, was installed in October 2008 by the Maoist government that replaced the monarchy.
A Kumari is believed to be the bodily incarnation of the goddess Taleju (the Nepalese name for Durga) until she menstruates, after which it is believed that the goddess vacates her body. Serious illness or a major loss of blood from an injury are also causes for her to revert to common status."