Month: November 2017

Bahuchara mata - transgenders' God

Five fascinating stories about Bahuchara, the deity of transgender people and masculinity

Bahucharaji Mata is one of the many ‘avatars’ of the Shakti goddess which is worshipped in Gujarat. She is depicted astride a rooster and is one of the important Shaktipeeths in Gujarat. Goddess Bahucharaji is considered to be the primal deity of the transgender community of India. Legend has it Bahucharaji was a daughter of Bapal

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