Varanasi: The Kinnar Akhada (a group of transgender saints) participated in the Kumbh Mela’s ritual dip in the Ganga on Monday at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj this year. Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Lakshmi Narayanan Tripathi said that transgenders were badly exploited in the society and even their parents were forced to[Read More…]
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Kinnar Akhara debuts at Kumbh, call for more public acceptance
Prayagraj, The inclusion of the Kinnar Akhara led by transgender activist Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi is drawing huge crowds at the ongoing Kumbh Mela, the spiritual congregation here. While most of the traditional norms being followed, on Tuesday, Tripathi led the Kinnar Akhara in joining Juna Akhada men as they together[Read More…]