12 Year Bhadrakālī Dance, Balampu

On 30 January 2016 (B.S. 16 Magh 2072, Saturday), the 12-year Bhadrakālī ritual dance was performed at the Brahmapur chowk (later corrupted as Balampu) at Indracoka, Kathmandu.

Pacalī Bhairava performing tantric worship during the ritual dance

Photo By: Abhas D Rajopadhyaya (30 January 2016, Kathmandu)

A member of Rājopādhyāya clan of Balampu, Indracoka and a
noted artist Jeevan Rajopadhyaya offers a white duck on behalf
of the Balampu Rājopādhyāya Āgama Chheṃ to the Kaumāri devī of 12-year Bhadrakālī ritual dance at Balampu Chowk

Photo By: Abhas D Rajopadhyaya (30 January 2016, Kathmandu)

The Living Goddess of Nepal, Kumārī - Painting

A beautiful painting of the Living Goddess Kumārī byRakesh Chandra Shrestha (2009), Kathmandu.

The Living Goddess of Nepal
Śrī Kumārī Devī

नेपालको जीवित देवी

श्री कुमारी

Painting by Rakesh Chandra Shrestha 

Kathmandu, 2009

Eight Mother Goddesses of Kathmandu

Eight Mātṛkās (Mother Goddesses) of Kathmandu city

S.N.	Local Deities' Name	Mātṛkā Form	Location	Remarks
1.	Pāsikvaḥ Ajimā	Brahmāyaṇī	Kamalādī, behind Tīndhārā Pāṭhśālā
2.	Nay Ajimā	Vaiṣṇavī	Pacalī
3.	Mhayepi Ajimā	Māheśvarī or Rudrāyaṇī	Mhayepi
4.	Luti Ajimā	Indrāyaṇī	Indrāyaṇī near Dhalko, opposite Śobhā Bhagvatī
5.	Lũmadhi Ajimā	Kaumārī	Bhadrakālī
6.	Phibva Ajimā	Vārāhī	Maitīghar	Not open to public
7.	Kaṅga Ajimā or Kaṅkeśvarī	Cāmuṇḍā	Kaṅkeśvarī at Viṣṇumatī River bank
8.	Candralakhu Ajimā	Mahālakṣmī	Nārāyaṇahiṭī	Not open to public

१. पासिक्व अजिमा

Pāsikvaḥ Ajimā

२. नइ अजिमा

Nay Ajimā

३. म्हय् पि अजिमा

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Mhayepi Ajimā

४. लुति अजिमा (इन्द्रायणी)

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Luti Ajimā

५. लुँमधि अजिमा (भद्रकाली)

Photo By: Abhas D Rajopadhyaya (2012)

Lũmadhi Ajimā 

६. फिब्व अजिमा

Phibva Ajimā

७. कंग अजिमा (कङ्केश्वरी)

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Kaṅga Ajimā or Kaṅkeśvarī

८. चन्द्रलखु अजिमा

Candralakhu Ajimā