Indias Biggest Transgender Marriage: Full Documentary
Koovagam, Tamil Nadu: Koovagam hosts India's biggest transgender festival. As per the 2011 census of India, more than 5 lakh transgenders are living in India. Most of the transgender's livelihood is mainly dependent upon three things begging, offering blessings on auspicious occasions, and Prostitution. When living in such harsh realities Koovagam festival offers transgenders happiness and hope. Through this festival, Hindu religion and tradition have provided transgenders a special place in a society where they are being celebrated and cherished and they challenge the mainstream narrative of the male and female binary in society.
Thousand and lakhs of transgenders from India and outside India gather in Koovagam during 18 days long Koovagam Kuttandavar festival, where they also get a chance of getting married. In this episode, Firstly I will attend the unique beauty pageant contest of transgenders which is known as miss Koovagam. This contest has many similarities to miss India, and Miss World. After this, I will go to Koovagam to attend the unique marriage of Transgender where thousands of transgender get married to lord aravan, Arjun's son.(Story from Mahabharata). The next day as per the Mahabharata story, Aravan will be sacrificed. So every transgender will mourn at common place. They get widowed in one day
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Koovagam, the annual congregation of Indian transgenders and eunuchs in Tamil Nadu
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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Eunuchs at the annual Koovagam transgender festival of Tamil Nadu
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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Koovagam festival, India’s largest gathering of transgenders
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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மிஸ் கூவாகம் திருநங்கையர் அழகி போட்டி 2012./Miss Koovagam Transgender Festival Beauty Contest 2012
மிஸ் கூவாகம் திருநங்கையர் அழகி போட்டி 2012..!!
Miss Koovagam Transgender Festival Beauty Contest 2012.. !!
KOOVAGAM TRANSGENDER FESTIVAL 2018
Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu.[1] It is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes fifteen days 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. An annual beauty pageant and several other competitions like singing contests are held. Basic rights of transgender and transvestite individuals and health care are discussed in seminars too. People from different places attend this festival.
Transgenders, otherwise called 'Hijaras' in India, have been always been a part of the society. But till today, they have failed to gain acceptance into mainstream society and live on the fringes of it. The transgender community has always been scorned and looked down upon. While that is the general perception around the country, there is a village in south India which cherishes and celebrates the transgender identity.
Every year, between April and May, thousands of transgenders from across the country converge at the Koothandavar Temple in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu for the annual Koovagam Festival which runs for 18 days. The festival, which has been observed for hundreds of years, has its roots in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, and the battle between the Kauravas and Pandavas.
The legend
The temple is dedicated to Iravan, also known as Aravan/Koothandavar, the son of Arjuna and his wife, Naga princess Ulupi. According to legend, during the Mahabharata war, on the 18th day there came a scenario where the Pandavas had to sacrifice someone from themselves to Goddess Kali to win the battle. Aravan offered himself to be sacrificed for his clan to win. But he asked Lord Krishna for one last wish to be fulfilled - to be married before his death. With just one day's marriage and a lifetime of widowhood ahead, no woman was willing to marry Aravan. So Lord Krishna took his 'Mohini' avatar and became Aravan's bride. As promised, Aravan offered himself as sacrifice the next day.
The festival
The 18-day festival at the sleepy village's temple is the re-enactment of the events in the epic. Thousands of transgenders who come for the annual event consider themselves the brides of Aravan. Throughout the eighteen days of the festival there are all kinds of celebrations like songs, dances, games and even a beauty pageant. The winner of the pageant is crowned 'Miss Koovagam'. The festivities reach their peak on the 17th evening when all the transgenders dress up as brides, They wear colourful bangles and ritually tie mangalsutra (thali) around their necks. The festival concludes with the widowing of these brides, who then mourn the death of Aravan by breaking their bangles and thalis, symbolising the end of their one-day marriage.
Beyond rituals With the festival gaining more attention in recent years, it has become a platform for the community to create awareness about health issues, especially STDs like AIDS. This is because most of the participants are, some way or the other, related to prostitution. They also organise blood donation camps and even participated in the Swachh Bharat programme last year. The popularity and the growing acceptance of the event has given rise to other pageants like 'Miss Koovagam'.
For one, he wanted to consummate with a partner before being beheaded; since no woman was willing to marry him and be widowed the next day, Lord Krishna took the form of Mohini to marry him.
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Festival of transgenders and transvestites in India: Koovagam
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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Transvestites and clapping eunuchs of India unite at Koovagam festival
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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India's third gender participates in Koovagam
Hijras clapping in their own style during Koovagam festival. Hijras are also known third gender in India.
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 fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai.
Trangenders or Hijraj cry to mourn the death of Aravan near Koothandavar Temple in Koovagam village. Priest cuts their mangalsutra abd breaks their bangles. Koothandavar festival of Koovagam, is one of the most bizarre rituals observed in India.
Koothandavar festival of Koovagam is one of the many bizarre and strange customs and festivals observed in India. The very basis of the festival, its associated rituals and the people involved make it the weirdest possible celebration on earth. A celebration of love and death, of sacrifice and life.
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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Transgenders and eunuchs throng Koothandavar Temple: Koovagam in India
Koothandavar Temple is located in Koovagam which is a village in the Ullundurpettai talak in Villupuram DIstrict, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals which takes fifteen days 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 the form of a woman called Mohini. The next day, they mourn the god Koothandavar's death through ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles. An annual beauty pageant and several other competitions like singing contests are held.
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Indian eunuchs attend the annual Koovagam festival in Tamil Nadu
A group of Indian transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers performs in the midst of crowds in annual Koovagam festival in Tamil Nadu, India.
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 fifteen days 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.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
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Transvestites at the India's largest transgender carnival 'Koovagam'
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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Thousands of transgenders gather for Koovagam festival in Tamil Nadu
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
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Koothandavar Temple organises Koovagam festival for Indian transgenders and eunuchs
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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The largest river island in the world is in Assam. In 20 years, it may not exist anymore.
Located on the Brahmaputra river in Assam, Majuli is a small island with a rich history. At the beginning of the 20th century, the island had a total area of 1250 square kilometres, but over time, as the river has flooded its banks, it has eroded down to just about 400 square kilometres. A place of surreal beauty, Majuli is home to a traditional mask-making art unique to the neo-Vaishnavite culture in Assam. Every year, a little more of the island washes away during the floods. Surveys suggest that in 20 years, this island may not even exist anymore. If it disappears, along with it will go the people, the culture, and the traditional arts that they've practiced for generations. Unless something is done to preserve this island, a part of our culture will be washed away with it.
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#C3Medias#Transgenders##கூவாகம்#மூன்றாம்பாலினம்#Third Gender# Transgenders festival celebrated in every year April Month at Koothandavar Temple in Koovagam Village Ulundhurpet Taluk Viluppuram District in Tamilnadu....This is one of biggest festival for all Transgenders who lived around the world..they were celebrated that festival very happy moment and enjoying and sharing their happiness with their same community people. They married their god who named ARAVAAN in related to History of Mahabharatham...here also conducted the Miss,Koovagam contest in every year.
தமிழ்நாடு விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டம் உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை தாலுக்காவில் ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் திருநங்கையர்களின் திருவிழா நடைபெறுகிறது, இந்த விழாவில் உலகமெங்கும் உள்ள திருநங்கைகள் தங்களின் கடவுளான கூத்தாண்டவரை வணங்கி அவரை தங்களின் கணவராக ஏற்றுக்கொண்டு மணப்பெண் அலங்காரத்தில் வந்து தங்களின் கடவுளை வணங்கி தாலி கட்டிக்கொள்கின்றனர் .. தங்களின் தோழமைகளுடன் கலந்து கொண்டு தங்களின் மகிழ்ச்சியை ஆடிப்பாடி வெளிப்படுத்திக்கொள்கின்றனர் அங்கு நாம் கண்ட காட்சிகளை உங்களுக்காக பதிவேற்றம் செய்கிறோம்..இவர்களின் மகிழ்ச்சியை நேரில் கண்டு பதிவு செய்யும் அதே வேளையில் இவர்கள் படும் இன்னல்களையும் நாம் காண முடிந்தது..அதையும் கடந்து இவர்கள் தங்களின் மகிழ்ச்சியை வெளிப்படுத்தி தங்களுக்கான விழாவை கொண்டாடுவதை நாம் பாராட்டி ஆகவேண்டும்.. இந்த திருவிழா நிகழ்வில் நான் கண்ட காட்சிகள் அனைத்தையும் வெவ்வேறு தலைப்புகளில் தொடர்ந்து பதிவேற்றம் செய்ய உள்ளோம்..தொடர்ந்து இணைந்திருங்கள் ... நன்றி..
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Indian transgenders get widowed break their bangles - Koovagam festival
Trangenders or Hijraj cry to mourn the death of Aravan near Koothandavar Temple in Koovagam village. Priest cuts their mangalsutra and breaks their bangles. Koothandavar festival of Koovagam, is one of the most bizarre rituals observed in India.
Koothandavar festival of Koovagam is one of the many bizarre and strange customs and festivals observed in India. The very basis of the festival, its associated rituals and the people involved make it the weirdest possible celebration on earth. A celebration of love and death, of sacrifice and life.
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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Koovagam Transgender Festival Canceled | கூவாகம் திருவிழா 2020
Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai.
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Priest ties Mangalsutra in transgenders' neck: Koovagam festival in India
Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.
The ‘Koovagam’ is a two-day festival held at Koothandavar Temple in the honour of the Hindu god Aravan (also known as Iravan), who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
According to a Hindu legend, Aravan, the son of the Pandava Arjuna, sacrificed himself to ensure the victory of the Pandava brothers against the Kauravas during Mahabharata.
Before he sacrificed himself, Aravan wished to marry a woman and spend the night with her. In order to fulfil Aravan’s request, Lord Krishna transformed himself into an attractive woman, Mohini. She grieved like a widow, breaking her bangles and beating her breasts after Aravan sacrificed himself the next day.
To act out the story of Aravan, the transgender devotees come each year and in a symbolic ritual, the participants take on the role of Mohini. The bride takes a ritual bath in the pond on the wedding day. Then she puts on make-up and a group of brides help each other deck out before their wedding. The bride then proceeds towards the temple and get married to Aravan by the temple priest. Then the next day, they mourn Aravan’s death by participating in ritualistic dances and breaking their bangles.
In addition to the religious ceremony, the participants compete in beauty pageants and singing contests.
The Koovagam festival is one among a number of festivals in India connected to the worship of gender-variant deities, that have traditionally been popular with Hindu devotees from across the LGBT spectrum. Some of the most famous ones are the Ayyappa and Chamayavillaku festivals in Kerala, the Bahuchara-mata festival in Gujarat and the Yellamma-Devi festival in Karnataka.
Source: news24online.com/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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Glimpse of Koovagam Transgenders Festival | கூவாகம் திருநங்கைகள் திருவிழா- 2018, 2019 | Recapture
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Glimpse of Koovagam Transgenders Festival | கூவாகம் திருநங்கைகள் திருவிழா
KoovagamTransgender Festival |கூவாகம் திருவிழா
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 fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai. This videos Recaptures.