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  • The operation — referred to by hijras as a nirvan (“rebirth”) and carried out by a dai (traditional midwife) — involves removing the penis and scrotum with a knife without anesthesia.

    The Hijras « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

  • The operation — referred to by hijras as a nirvan ("rebirth") and carried out by a dai (traditional midwife) — involves removing the penis and scrotum with a knife without anesthesia.

    Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009

  • The operation, referred to by hijras as a nirvan, or rebirth, involves the severing of the penis and testes with a knife cut performed without anesthesia by a dai (traditional midwife).

    2006 October « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006

  • The operation, referred to by hijras as a nirvan, or rebirth, involves the severing of the penis and testes with a knife cut performed without anesthesia by a dai (traditional midwife).

    Homing in on the Hijda « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006

  • The operation, referred to by hijras as a nirvan, or rebirth, involves the severing of the penis and testes with a knife cut performed without anesthesia by a dai (traditional midwife).

    2006 October 14 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006

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