In medieval times almost every town in the Kathmandu Valley had its own kumari. In the cities of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Patan there was one for almost every locality, as well as a special ...

FRANCE 24's Navodita Kumari and Nabeel Ahmed report ... including iconic sites like Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, and Kathmandu Durbar Square, affecting nearly 700 historic ...