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 Burmese immigrants Thailand portraits
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Worship with fire
| Worship with fire |
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The street begin to resemble a conflict zone, as pilgrim crowds scamper to salvage pieces of burning camphor, regarded as 'prasad,' consecrated remains of a religious ceremony, moments before god Koothandavar passes by upon a hand-drawn wooden cart in ceremonial procession. The flames generate a surprising amount of heat. A man (left) uses a burlap sack to douse the flames. |
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India, Tamil, Nadu, transgender, transsexual, third, gender, hijra, aravani, Koothandavar, Koovagam, festival, camphor, fire |
| Date: |
12.08.2011 06:34 |
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Dev Gogoi |
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Transgenders |
| Keywords: |
transgender, aravani |
| Byline: |
Dev Gogoi |
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(C)2010 Dev Gogoi, all rights reserved |
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Aravanis (transgenders) |
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