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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

  http://www.thewe.cc/contents/more/archive/aruvani.html
  A number of stories and accounts of hijra and aruvani.

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