Enthusiastic contestants after the Prakriti Sahodaran-sponsored, drag beauty pageant, runs dancing on the main street lane.

Hijaras on their way to the annual Aravan temple festival south of Chennai (Madras) which attracts hijras (transsexuals) from all over India.

Straight gawkiers enjoy and tease as the parade of hijras pass on the streets of Villupurum gathered for an annual festival of transsexuals at the Temple of Aravan.