Festival of transvestites in India- mourning for widowhood at Koovagam
- 6 years ago
A group of transgenders mourn for god Koothandavar's death through ritualistic dances and by breaking their bangles.
Koovagam Festival is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May).
In a symbolic ritual, they marry the Lord Aravan and mourn his death the next day by performing the rituals of widowhood.
Of the many bizarre and strange customs and festivals observed in India, the Koothandavar festival of Koovagam is one among them.
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.
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Koovagam Festival is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May).
In a symbolic ritual, they marry the Lord Aravan and mourn his death the next day by performing the rituals of widowhood.
Of the many bizarre and strange customs and festivals observed in India, the Koothandavar festival of Koovagam is one among them.
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.
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...
Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Dailymotion for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience!
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