6 peculiar festivalas and rituals celebrated in india

India is a country of incredible cultural diversity. There are so many different colourful festivals and rituals which we find unusual from our perspective. In this post below there is a description of six interesting, controversial and peculiar festivals and rituals in India, most of which are celebrated only in certain states or parts of the Indian subcontinent. One of India's strange and interesting festivals is the third-sex festival called 1.The Koothandavar Festival, which is held annually at the turn of April and May in Ulundurpettai taluk, Tamil Nadu. The festival lasts 18 days and is visited by crowds of transgender and transvestite people from India and other countries around the world. This year, the festival was canceled due to a corona-virus pandemic. The first 16 days are spent celebrating, dancing, organizing beauty contests, games and seminars on HIV led by NGOs. The Koovagam festival is particularly important for members of the transgender c...