19 OCTOBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray at a Navratri altar on Silom Road in Bangkok. Navratri is a nine night (10 day) long Hindu celebration that marks the end of the monsoon and honors of the divine feminine Devi (Durga). The festival is celebrated differently in different parts of India, but the common theme is the battle and victory of Good over Evil based on a regionally famous epic or legend such as the Ramayana or the Devi Mahatmya. Navratri is celebrated throughout Southeast Asia in communities that have a large Hindu population. Because Navratri honors the feminine Devi, Navratri is especially popular with Thai women and transgendered people.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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