Chamayavilakku festival in Kerala

Why Do Men In Kerala Dress Up As Women For Unique Chamayavilakku Festival?

Chamayavilakku, a festival in the Kollam district of Kerala where men embrace their feminine energy and doll up in women's attire completely decked up in sarees, jewellery, make-up, and hairdos, is such that it gets difficult to tell a man from a woman.