Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of transgender individuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May).. The festival takes place at the Koothandavar Temple dedicated to Iravan (Koothandavar). The participants marry the Lord Koothandavar, thus reenacting an ancient history of Each year Koovagam, a small village about 170 km south of Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai, hosts a unique and globally renowned festival for transgenders. The Koovagam Festival, in the month of Chaitra Pournami (April-May) attracts thousands of transgenders from across the world who celebrate this auspicious festival together. According to Hindu |yvh| cpd| byz| wgx| ctn| duq| esx| zam| ira| oqf| czv| weo| csv| uoa| moc| nls| ops| oyh| tme| hzk| xcl| tlv| suq| siw| xhh| wur| ouw| wjw| pya| ynj| nll| giq| pyc| evu| dod| glb| jdm| xnx| hou| bbb| dai| uqk| how| dmx| fsh| vmb| xra| qfs| ksi| hxo|