Tamil Nadu
In this photograph taken on April 24, 2013, devotees and transgenders throng as Hindu priests take part in a ritual procession pulling the statue of warrior god Aravan (R) the day after a ritual marriage ceremony with Aravan at the Koothandavar Temple in the village of Koovagam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thousands of transgenders gather each year, during the full moon of the Tamil month of Chitrai, to participate in the re-enactment of a tale of the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. Aravan, son of Arjuna, was to be sacrificed by his people, the Pandavas to secure victory in battle and requested one night of wedded bliss with a woman. Lord Krishna, granting his wish, took on the female form of Mohini and spent one night with Aravan, becoming a 'widow' the following day. Based on this myth, the transgenders see themselves as the reincarnation of Lord Krishna and re-enact the marriage and widowhood during the annual festival in Koovagam. Aravan is regarded as the patron god of transgender communities.
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We have already unearthed a part of the explosives, 600 grams, used in the bomb planted near the state BJP office from some places in Tamil Nadu. I am not going to reveal the details but can only say that the investigation is progressing very well and we have information on similar blasts being planned in the country following raids conducted in Tamil Nadu
Both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu police were foisting false charges against innocent Muslims for the drama of blast allegedly enacted by BJP to garner sympathy votes in the Assembly elections
It will not be wrong to term Jayalalithaa as the 'water goddess' of Tamil Nadu as her rain water harvesting and the Veeranam water scheme solved the water problem in Chennai. She has announced two more desalination project to quench Chennai's water needs. Further it was she who was instrumental in getting the Cauvery Tribunal award gazetted by the centreMore quotes »
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