Statue of Lord Krishna inside the Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Transsexuals  or eunuchs (known as hijras  or alis) in South India dress up for the annual temple  festival  in which the hijras get “married” to  a god  and then windowed the next day when the god is symbolically  killed.
Gay men’s health workers from Madras striking an artistic pose.
The night before the annual Aravan temple festival in Villupuram, South India, hijras or transsexuals go out in the streets cruising the straight men, most of whom are macho types with mustaches.
A Hijra poses before going out for the evening, Aravan Festival.
Hijaras on their way to the annual Aravan temple festival  south of Chennai (Madras) which attracts hijras (transsexuals) from all over India.
A Hijra poses before going out for the evening, Aravan Festival.  Rosie (hijara in black sari) said, “God listens to our prayers. With a word, we can make or break a man’s fortune.”
Called “minstrels of the night”, the Hijaras.
A hijras in a hotel room during the Aravan festival. The hotel was completely booked with hijras turning it into a Grand Hotel of Drag.
Statue of Lord Krishna inside the Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Statue of Lord Krishna inside the Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Statue of Lord Krishna inside the Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
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