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there are people who are often seen in chinese costumes, who look like men, but raise their hands like women, enter and leave the royal queen's palace, and sometimes give false messages.

we call them eunuchs.

the eunuch was castrated, and with the death of the last eunuch in 1996, china was completely free of castrated.

but in today's world, there is a country where millions of castrated people live, a country that is a neighbour of china — india.

it is common in india to see some dancers who wear bright “sari” with heavy makeup but still have a lot of male traits in their faces.

this is the "god dancer" -- "haijeras" is also known as the castration, and they are a special group in indian society.

in order to preserve the chastity of his wives and concubines, some ancient slaves and kings and nobles were denied access to ordinary men, but men were required to serve in the harem, so that castrated men, known as eunuchs in china, were used extensively.

the eunuchs were in fact psychologically normal and simply lost their normal male identity and function.

and the indian castration is dressed like a woman and has taken it for granted.

traditionally, some boys have been castrated as “haijeras” after being castrated between the ages of 10 and 15 for a variety of reasons.

many have been castrated because they were born with two sets of genitals, both male and female; many are biologically male, but they are aware of women and therefore voluntarily undergo transsexual surgery.

for the “hajjeras” it is a great blessing to be able to perform transsexual surgery in even the smallest rural hospital.

many “hajjeras” simply find a place to solve problems with a dirty knife.

their main job is to pray for their masters and ward off evil when they are married.

such persons strictly maintain their own integrity and do not drink alcohol, do not use drugs, do not attend regular hospitals and do not associate with outsiders.

in general, a boy who wishes to become a “haijiras” has to volunteer or obtain the consent of his parents.

he has to hire an older “haijiras” as his “nurse” and, after the introduction, he or she has to commit himself or herself to his or her mentors and to call his or her mentor “mother”.

as a result of the special social status of “hajjeras”, they tend to cut off ties to their former families and form a small group and a large group.

the small group is made up of “mother” and several of her “daughters”, known as “family”.

they refer to their group as “mother-care society”.

“hajjeras” mostly lives in poor slums, where each of them earns a share of their income, which is then distributed by “mothers”.

if a “mother” of a “family” dies, their property will be handed over to the commune for redistribution.

the eunuchs' social status is even lower than that of those under the four recognized castes of dalits, most of themA few are afraid to avoid it.

In people's eyes, they're scary and ridiculous.

When they were wearing the ferocious sari, heavy gold jewelry, heavy fat powder, and the bouquets came along the road, others turned around or walked away.

At weddings in Northern India, such as Rajasthan and Gujarat, there is no shortage of “Hajjeras” because it is believed that “they are the messengers of God, and they will bless the new ones, many of them and many of them.

They can also be seen dancing where babies are born.

The family and friends sit in the yard and clap their hands and sing songs of blessing to the newborn.

Then a “Hajjeras” picked up the baby and put his hand on his head and said, “This child will live a hundred years long and will have many children, and he will be blessed by God.” In rural areas, they are paid for “sari”, sugar and wheat flour.

Many young casturs look so beautiful and ecstatic.

They can easily pass the test and become models.

But some of the castrates at the party look like old ladies in a funny mime.

All castrated men, whether old, young, beautiful or ugly, share a common characteristic.

"When you realize you're a Heijiras, you'll leave the ordinary world forever.

The other eunuchs will be your parents and your family." To a very small extent, the eunuchs have also begun to break out of isolation.

A fashion show organizer in Mumbai used to invite castrated men to model at a party and walk all the way to the T-type stage in front of the elite audience.

Some eunuchs have also been elected as municipal councillors.

Over the past few years, three townships in the Madhya Pradesh of central India have elected castration as municipal councillors.

“People voted for us because we are not corrupt.

We don't have children to educate, we don't have daughters, we need a lot of dowry, so we're not greedy." A member of the municipal council of Haryana State, Shobaha Nehru, said.

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