Cross Dressing in India

Man Dressed as Woman for a Yakshagana Performance

© K.L.Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Man Dressed as Woman for a Yakshagana Performance
Profile of a Man Dressed as Woman

Conservative traditions prevented participation of women in theatrics and men have had to assume those roles in plays and dramas
See also:
Cross Dressing in India, A Male Folk Artist Dressed as a Queen

Cross Dressing
Cross Dressing 
in Indian Theater
 

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