India - The Third Gender

(The Sacrifice).Koovagam Festival.
About 1 km away and close to the Kali Temple, the effigy of Lord Aravan is cut up and buried in a pit, As this is carried out, eunuchs (Hijras) break their bangles, remove their flowers that adorn them, cry with emotion and let their hair down, at the annual Festival for the Hijra community at Koovagam, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India