The 18-day Koovagam festival, a grand celebration for the transgender community, is underway in the Koovagam hamlet in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district. Another transwoman Rekh, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, said that she has been visiting Villupuram for 20 years to worship Lord Aravan during the Koovagam festival. We appeal to the Tamil Nadu government to assist us by providing …
Koovagam Festival, the 18-day-long grand event that celebrates the spirit of the transgender community, is being held in the Koovagam hamlet in the Villupuram district. Transgenders, often referred to as ‘Thirunangai’ in Tamil Nadu are thought to be descended from Lord Aravan. The entire Mahabharata episode is recreated and all the participants become his wives in a grand ceremony on …
A controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu after a district collector allegedly asked his subordinate to carry his shoes. In the viral video, Kallakurichi Collector Sravan Kumar Jaravath asked the duffedar to carry his shoes before entering the temple. The incident took place while Jatavath visited Koovagam Kuthandavar Temple to take stock of the arrangements. Last year, transwomen from across the …
