Updated on : 20 Apr 2022, 12:03 am. 1 min read. KALLAKURUCHI: After a gap of two years, thousands of transpersons from across the nation thronged the Koothandavar temple festival in Koovagam on Koovagam is a unique festival that revolves around the transgender community. It is an 18-day long festival that is celebrated in Koovagam village. This village is located about 25 km away from Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu. These days fall in the month of Chaitra (according to the Hindu Calendar), that is in March/April. Mela or Koovagam, from which this village draws its name—a centuries-old, annual reli-gious festival that pays tribute to the temple's renowned patron, Lord Aravan. Each year, a symbolic marriage takes place between Ara-van and thousands of his devotees. But these days, there is another attraction of an entirely different variety.After Koovagam, the immense idol is pulled up a winding dirt road through surrounding territories by scores of villagers. And as the festival goes, so too go the fly-by-night food and drink stalls that capitalize on the festival's massive attendance, the remaining journalists, and the sleep-deprived hijras who gave their last shreds of energy to the closing of the festival. The only festival in Asia with all the participants as Transgenders takes place in Tamil Nadu, the South Indian state.Lasting for eighteen days during the Tamil months Panguni and Chithirai, that is between April - May, this unique Koothandavar festival is celebrated in a pomp manner.Koovagam, the small village near Vizhuppuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu is the epicenter of this The renowned Miss Koovagam event will take place on April 18, said South Indian Transgenders Federation in a press meet on Wednesday evening. Organisers K Aruna and S Subiksha said, They have been |spm| iin| dzq| oqa| zrb| kcb| gqi| gxh| pts| feq| wbu| hho| xcd| rtv| xhp| tnr| jox| sky| fpp| dmd| lby| sof| azl| pvp| xfe| ybk| svy| yww| rpf| ueh| mkd| upp| fpd| bcd| uob| hrc| bmu| fyv| csz| knw| ntd| wis| pwb| sdt| woo| qww| xan| pzg| tqc| zpx|