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Picture of a woman taking a holy dip in the Ganges River during a Hindu festival

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Transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi prays to Lord Shiva while taking a holy dip in the Ganges River during Kumbh Mela, a major festival and pilgrimage in Hinduism. Tripathi founded an ascetic order called Kinnar Akhada, whose members are primarily transgender women.

Photograph by Ismail Ferdous, Nat Geo Image Collection


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