As nouns the difference between rani and kumari
is that rani is the wife of a rajah while kumari is (From the Nepalese) A living goddess.
rani
English
Alternative forms
* ranee
Noun
(
en noun)
The wife of a rajah.
A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.
Related terms
* maharani
kumari
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(From the Nepalese ) A living goddess.
"
Shakya...reached puberty and 'retired' as a royal kumari as the young Nepalese goddesses are known."
Mark Magnier,LA Times 2/14/2011 p1., "Living goddess' fall back to earth".