Living Goddess Kumari in Self-Quarantine:
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) widespread worldwide and claimed more than fifty thousand people died and at least 1 million people have been infected from this pandemic. As the living goddess of the valley, Kathmandu Kumari of Basantpur, Ganakumari of Patan and the Yekanta Kumari of Bhaktapur are also in the Self-Quarantine. Though the girl from Basantpur was taken for a few minutes from Taleju for a few days of worship, she has been in isolation since the day of Ghodajatra.
According to Kumari's colleague Gautam Ratna Shakya, devotees have not met Kumari in the same circumstances. The Ganakumari of Patan and Ekta Kumari of Bhaktapur are also in self-defense without being in contact with the devotees. Bhaktapur Mahakali dance including Mahakali and other gods have been safely at home. The goddess of Harsiddhika, the goddess of Navadurga of Bhaktapur, has also been staying at home, not staying in a public place at the request of the government.
These goddesses should be in front of the devotees publicly throughout the Bisket Jatra beginning on the day of Baishakh, including Chaite Dashain. The local living goddess Kumari Darshan has also been stopped after the Bajrojini Jatra was stopped at Sankhu.
According to Tulsinarayan Dandekhya, a native of Bhaktapur Mahakali dance, Navadurga dance has been stopped since the lockdown was announced and Devgan has been kept safe at home. Hari Siddharth priest Reiter Maharjan has informed that lockdown on Hari Siddhi is in full compliance.
