Hijras (Transsexuals) at the annual Aravan Mela in Koovagam, India
In the days leading up to the full moon in the Tamil month of Chaitra, thousands of hijras converge on the south Indian town of Villupuram in anticipation of their ritual marriage to the Hindu god Aravan.
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Location: Koovagam, India
Photo credit: © Leonid Plotkin / Alamy / Afripics
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