Why is the young girl worshipped as a living Deity, Kumari, in Nepal?

Known far and wide the the topic Kumari where a small girl is worshipped as Goddess is not strange nowadays for someone who has already been to Nepal. Every tourist in Kathmandu hopes to have a glimpse of her when she appears for a short moment in a window of the palace of Kumari Bahal, where she lives. She's a beautiful little girl with black hair and dark eyes. She's the innocence of a child but at the same time the sensuality of a woman with red painted lips and a Mona Lisa-like smile. On her forehead, she wears a large tika, which is more than a decoration. It symbolizes a third eye, with which she can see other dimensions. Isn't it quite strange for the visitor to believe that a small girl should possess such harsh qualities when she must have the body of the Banyan tree, legs like a deer, neck like a conch, and eyebrows like the cow? The strangest thing about these qualities is that, she must never have lost a drop of blood. 

Many tourists might have questions in their heads as to why such a small girl should possess such qualities for which we need to go through an ancient story based on mythology. Before 1767, there were no practices such as making a small girl goddess but this practice blossomed after the King's mischief. The  Malla Kings of the Valley in ancient times had a wide knowledge of practicing Tantricism. They used to play dice and other games with the goddess Taleju with their tantric powers. One day King Jaya Prakash Malla, the last Malla ruler of Kathmandu was playing dice with Goddess Taleju and became fascinated by the charming beauty of the goddess and lost control and caught her in his hands. The goddess perceived his erotic thoughts and was enraged by his immoral attitude, she immediately vanished from the king’s sight. That night the king again saw Goddess 'Taleju' in his dream where she strictly warned him that he would no longer be blessed by her and that his dynasty was going to end. Later, the king cried in regret and pleaded to never do that again. Seeing the king crying, the goddess agreed to appear in the body of a Kumari but she strictly told the king that he would only be able to get her blessings in the form of a goddess if a pre-menstrual girl belonging to the Shakya Family became Kumari. Since then, the Kumari has been worshipped as the living virgin goddess. 

One can go to the top floor of the Kumari Ghar to worship the Kumari. But foreigners are allowed only in the courtyard where they can have a glimpse of the Kumari as she looks out of her window from 8 to noon and from 4 to 7 in the evening every day. But sadly in the winter, it closes an hour early in the evening. The courtyard is enclosed by magnificently carved wooden balconies and windows, making it quite possibly the most beautiful courtyard in Nepal. Photographing the goddess is forbidden, but you are quite free to photograph the courtyard when she is not present.