Souls of Someone: Myth, Magic and Mourning in Koovagam

Cherian, Shino

While beauty pageants, sexual health awareness workshops and travelling markets define the first sixteen days, the festival crescendos over the final forty-eight hours when countless transgender women enter the Koothandavar temple in the village to marry Lord Aravan, whose sacrifice played a crucial role in ensuring the victory of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.

EAN

9789369891269

Publisher

Harper Fiction

Published

25 April 2026

Pages

184