Indian eunuchs

[POTOP (imported)]

According some newspapers, theres hundreds of thousands of eunuchs in India. So, experienced cutters should be there as well.

What you think about castration in the India?

[Kelly_2 (imported)]

Here, the surgery is described:

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~stich/Diver ... 20Shah.ppt

“The ritual castration takes place about 4 am when the rooster crows. First the neophyte is undressed and washed with yellow turmeric paste and given what she wants to eat. "Do you want to become a woman?" the senior hijra or dajina asks her, and "What man do you want to sleep with?" Then the dajina ties a string tightly around the organ (unfortunately, I am not sure about what the organ refers to- I looked on a couple websites and got varied answers; some said it is the testicles and some said that it is both the penis and the testicles, sorry) and cuts it off with one stroke of the knife. The patient stuffs her hair from both sides into her mouth so she does not shout. She calls out the name of the Goddess over and over. The blood flows freely as the maleness leaves her.

Other hijras slap the castrated person on the face to keep her conscious until about six in the morning when light comes. The organ is put in a pot under a white cloth and is buried. She then lies down and for twelve hours is given nothing to eat while a hot knife or neem twig keeps the urethra open so she will be able to urinate.

A daima (midwife) usually performs the operation. We believe she knows better than a trained doctor how to do it in the correct ritualistic way so that the initiate can be more like a woman. We are very careful. The healing takes 40 days during which the Goddess sits at the head of the new hijra, and hot oil and hot water are sprinkled on the cut. Smoke from burning frankincense blows on the wound.

After the operation, the patient is kept secluded from men and for the first twelve days, she eats a traditional diet of tea with jaggery, wheat flour chappatis and onions.

On the fortieth day, the guru goes to the home of other hijras and friends and offers them vermilion powder. She announces that her daughter has become a nirvan and invites them to a ceremony and banquet. It is like a celebration where we all dance. At 11 p.m., five or six hijras bathe and coat her with turmeric and put henna on her palms and feet like any Indian bride. Then another hijra dresses her in a green saree also like a bride, and places nine green bangles on one arm and eleven on the other.”

Kelly

[jemagirl (imported)]

Yes what you seek is difficult to find, but unless you are interested in the ritualistic aspect of becoming a Hijra in India, I think your best option is to find a qualified Doctor in your area. The advantages of anesthesia, aseptic environment, and antibiotics should not be underestimated. If you need to travel outside your country there is the good Dr.Kimmel in the U.S.A., in Thailand there are several Doctors who perform castration as well as penectomy and gender reassignment surgery. Some folks here had there work done at the "Clinic" which is in Belgium.

Warmest Regards

Jema

[Quillman (imported)]

I have known about the Indian Eunuchs for a few years now, and the whole subject is fascinating. As a general rule the penis and testicles together are removed in the same operation, but I understand there are many different methods used. There are other parts of India where the testicles only are removed again many variants. Of course it is all secret but there have been some very good documentary films made which are quite revealing. I have to say that it is my belief that westerners seeking an operation would not be welcome- but that might be a generalised comment too! Any one had first hand experience?

Quillman UK