Riya of Erode, together with different winners of the Miss Koovagam magnificence pageant held in Villupuram at the annual Koothandavar festival
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Riya, a transwoman from Erode, was crowned Miss Koovagam at a magnificence pageant held in Villupuram on Monday evening in reference to the annual Koothandavar festival.
Organised by the South India Transgenders Federation together with the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Social Welfare, the wonder contest noticed fairly a quantity of entries.
The contest examined the overall data and social consciousness of the members. The contestants’ contribution to the longer term of the neighborhood was additionally one of the necessities of the occasion.
Riya was declared the title winner and Megha, from Coimbatore, the primary runner-up. Evangeline John of Chennai was the second runner-up. The transpersons had been crowned by P. Mohanambal, president of the South India Transgenders Federation.
The annual festival at the the Koothandavar temple attracts tons of of transpersons from varied elements of the nation yearly, in an event that celebrates transgender individuals.
Several different occasions like consciousness campaigns and cell HIV testing had been additionally held as half of the festivities.
The festivities will conclude with a automotive procession on Wednesday, April 24.
