I have been worshipping Kumari since my childhood...all our family members worship her.I used to frequent Kumari ghar with her favorite food( Mango Fruti and lays) ...When the recent kumari was chosen(which was few years ago) I went for her Darshan....and there she was an innocent looking a complete goddess like figure stretching out her legs in front of me... I bowed to her with my utmost respect putting dam and leaving her food stuffs there ......expecting tika from her.She was really mischievious ..the way she used to put tika always used to depend on her mood..sometimes she used to take hours to decorate ur forehead and sometimes she just used to touch it...I just used to smile at this...Must say she was quite fascinated by my sandals and bags.She always used to stand there and watch me closely when I was putting back my sandals and my bag which was picked up from one of the flea market of India. I used to sit there for hours watching her play with her pet( white Japanese Spitz ).and the ugly looking Chinese dolls...I saw her growing up each year I went there for my visit..but her eyes never grew up.I can still see the same eyes I saw the very first time when she was chosen the KUMARI.It never changed with the time My birth has been always associated with this living deity..... I just believe in her....and share very informal relationship with her.... Well, abolishing everything is not the right solution to every problem....but finding the rite way to get rid of the problem and to tackle the situation in the better way is...we should not let such institution just die away...yeah of course we should improve and change the way it has been carried through out the years...... Darshan Ajima!.....I hope to pay u Darshan when I will get back to Ktm . and this time I will come with Belgian Chocolates ..I know u will love it.......