Hyderabad hosts first ever Interfaith Pride Fest

Hyderabad’s first Interfaith Pride Fest celebrated faith, identity, and queerness, featuring powerful performances, panels, and personal stories. Over 200 people attended, highlighting inclusivity, healing, and community through art, dialogue, and shared experiences across spiritual and queer perspectives

Hyderabad: Hyderabad hosted its first-ever Interfaith Pride Fest at Bagheen Café, bringing together over 200 people from diverse religious, spiritual, and queer communities. The event was not just well-attended but deeply moving, insightful, and celebratory of the intersections between faith, queerness, and identity, Patruni Sastry, Curator, Interfaith Pride Fest, said.

The evening opened with a powerful panel featuring Chinmayee, Avijit, and Vaibhav, who spoke about how classical dance has been a spiritual anchor and expression of identity for them, followed by a captivating Odissi drag fusion performance by Khemaya, a trans-woman from Odisha.

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The event also featured speakers like Anthony for Seeing Yoga, Kiran Raj, a trans man and founder of Star Collective, and Deepti Sirla, who articulated experiences in their respective fields.

The fest featured a marriage panel with Akki and Supriyo, who spoke about their unique rituals in same-sex marriage ceremonies. Performances and talks by Ina, Emma, and Bebo added layers of queer futurism, trans Muslim representation, and the psychological depth of faith-based trauma and healing.

The event concluded with a group queer performance by Aaina, Khemaya, Chinmayee, Vaibhav, Avijit, Patruni Sastry. The event was supported by Bagheen Café, Mobbera Foundation, Rubaroo, and Humans of Nirvana.