Hijra Society and Culture India Asia

The Hijra are thought of as intersexed persons, and although some are born intersexed, most are created through castration. The Hijra are devotees and servants of the Bahuchara Mata, or the Mother Goddess.

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• BBC News Archives - Collection of stories about the Aruvani - A number of stories and accounts of hijra society and culture society and culture and aruvani.
• Magical Stories of the Hijras - Accounts of the lives of Hijras, as told india by them.
• The Mystery of the Threshold - Ali of Southern India - Documentary project explaining the history, social organization, and religious life of transgendered people in southern India.

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