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Archival pigment print
Caption: Male-females officially
designated a third sex, hijras perform ceremonial duties, despite most often being ostracized by the community at large. In cities, hijras are often forced into
the sex trade. Here, she is made up as
Ardhanareswar, “half-god, half-goddess.” The festival involved dancers, floats and elephants.

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