Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Hindu festival
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
transgender woman
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gptkbp:attracts |
thousands of participants
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
major event for transgender rights and visibility in India
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gptkbp:duration |
18 days
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gptkbp:festival |
annual
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Koothandavar festival
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Koovagam |
gptkbp:mainDeity |
gptkb:Aravan
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gptkbp:mythologicalRole |
gptkb:Mahabharata
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
selection of festival queen
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gptkbp:occurredIn |
April
May |
gptkbp:participants |
transgender women
devotees of Aravan hijras |
gptkbp:rituals |
breaking of bangles
marriage of Aravan |
gptkbp:significance |
commemorates the marriage and sacrifice of Aravan
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Koovagam_marriage
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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