kumari puja
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Kumari Puja is a Hindu ritual in which a young prepubescent girl is worshipped as a living embodiment of the goddess, especially during major festivals like Durga Puja.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| kumari puja canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Hindu ritual ⓘ |
| ageGroupOfKumari |
pre-adolescent girl
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young child ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Goddess Durga
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ⓘ
Shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
purity and innocence as divine qualities
ⓘ
worship of feminine divine power ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important part of Durga Puja celebrations in Bengal
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reinforces Shakta traditions ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
girl is often selected for auspicious qualities
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girl must be prepubescent ⓘ girl must be unmarried ⓘ |
| festivalType | autumnal festival ritual ⓘ |
| hasRitualFocus |
auspiciousness
ⓘ
divine motherhood in potential form ⓘ purity ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
adorning the girl with jewelry
ⓘ
adorning the girl with new clothes ⓘ applying vermilion and sandalwood paste ⓘ chanting mantras ⓘ offering flowers ⓘ offering sweets ⓘ performing aarti ⓘ ritual bathing or cleansing of the girl ⓘ |
| participantRole |
Kumari (chosen girl) as goddess
ⓘ
devotees offering prayers ⓘ priests performing rituals ⓘ |
| performedDuring |
Durga Puja
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ⓘ
Navaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedInCountry |
Bangladesh
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ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedInRegion |
Assam
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ⓘ
Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripura NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
honoring the divine feminine
ⓘ
invoking blessings of the goddess ⓘ seeking protection and prosperity ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Navadurga worship
ⓘ
Shakta worship ⓘ |
| relatedPractice | Kumari Devi tradition in Nepal ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes | living embodiment of the goddess ⓘ |
| viewedAs | manifestation of Devi in human form ⓘ |
| worships | prepubescent girl ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.