World’s Largest Religious Gathering Becomes Trans-Inclusive Despite Controversies By Stella Paul Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --

PRAYAGRAJ, India, Feb 18 2025 (IPS) - Despite a blazing sun and growing heat, Pavitra Nandagiri sits on a cot smiling. Clad in a saffron robe and headgear with her forehead painted with turmeric and vermillion, Nandagiri is a Mahamandaleshwar—one of the highest-ranking monks of the Kinnar Akhada (Transgender Arena) at the Maha Kumbh, the world’s largest religious gathering currently underway in northern India. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/02/worlds-largest-religious-gathering-becomes-trans-inclusive-despite-controversies/ Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --