According to de Lara, this theophoric name reflects the role of Kahl as the city’s tutelary deity. Bronze and silver coins minted between the first century BCE and first century CE feature a ...

In Kathmandu, a young Newar girl with no blemishes is chosen to represent the Goddess Kumari as an incarnation of Goddess Taleju, the tutelary deity of the Malla dynasty, and the Shah dynasty ...