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Transgender – Koovagam

Transgender – Koovagam

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Transgender - Koovagam

Koovagam Annual Transgender Festival 2017

Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes place in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May). The festival takes place at the Koothandavar Temple dedicated to Aravan (Koothandavar). The participants marry the Lord Koothandavar, thus reenacting an ancient myth of Lord Vishnu/Krishna who married him after taking a form of a woman called Mohini. The next day, they mourn the god Koothandavar’s death through ritualistic dances and by breaking their bangles.

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Transgender - Koovagam

Adult’s Playtime – Koovagam, India

Adult’s Playtime – Koovagam, India

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Adult's Playtime - Koovagam, India

Annual Koovagam Transgender Festival

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It is said that Sri Krishna took the female form of Mohini to marry Aravan for fullfilling Aravan’s last wish who was to be sacrificed before the Mahabharata war for the victory of Pandavas.The small hamlet of Koovagam is present in the Vizhuppuram district of Tamil Nadu, making it virtually just another point on the map. However, once a year this tiny village turns into the biggest camp for transgenders from all over the country. They gather in flocks to take part in the rituals of a festival which lasts for 18 days, culminating on Chithira Pournami (April-May). A festival which has its traditions rooted in the very depths of the Mahabharatha war, Krishna’s cunningness and the noble nature of a very valiant young man.

Koovagam | Tamilnadu | May ’17

Adult's Playtime - Koovagam, India