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In Tamil Nadu the equivalent term is aravanni, aravani, or aruvani.
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The aravani temple is located in the village Koovagam in the Ulundurpet taluk in Villupuram district, and is devoted to the deity Koothandavar.
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The relatively new (as of 2003) Aravani (aka aravanni, aravani, or aruvani), originated in Tamil Nadu, was popularized in India as a politically correct term to describe members of the third gender, yet it applies more to the devotees of Kutandavar Aravan (India's god of the ali) than those of Bahuchara Mata (the goddess of the hijras).
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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In Tamil Nadu the equivalent term is Thiru nangai daughter of god, aravanni, aravani, or aruvani.
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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The aravani temple is located in the village Koovagam in the Ulundurpet taluk in Villupuram district, and is devoted to the deity Koothandavar.
Homing in on the Hijda « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006
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In Tamil Nadu the equivalent term is aravanni, aravani, or aruvani.
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In Tamil Nadu the equivalent term is aravanni, aravani, or aruvani.
Homing in on the Hijda « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006
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The aravani temple is located in the village Koovagam in the Ulundurpet taluk in Villupuram district, and is devoted to the deity Koothandavar.
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The aravani temple is located in the village Koovagam in the Ulundurpet taluk in Villupuram district, and is devoted to the deity Koothandavar.
2006 October 14 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006
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In Tamil Nadu the equivalent term is aravanni, aravani, or aruvani.
2006 October 14 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006
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