Eunuchs arrived from all over the country, took out a procession, offered bells in temples and vowed not to give birth to eunuchs again.

On the sixth day of the All India Kinnar Sammelan in Aligarh, eunuchs took out a grand procession accompanied by bands and instruments. Where bells were offered for vows in the temples. During this, eunuchs were welcomed at various places.

Aligarh: On the sixth day of the All India Kinnar Sammelan, a procession was taken out with much fanfare. During the Shobha Yatra, eunuchs were seen dancing to the tunes of the bands. After the Shobha Yatra, bells were offered in the temples and wished that no one should be born as a eunuch.

All India Kinnar Samaj is organizing National Kinnar Sammelan from August 10 to 18 at Harduaganj in the city. On Wednesday, the sixth day of the conference, eunuchs from different corners of the country, accompanied by bands, took out a procession from KP Inter College to Jaiganj with pomp and show. The procession was welcomed grandly by the people at various places. During this, the eunuchs reached the temple dancing to the tunes of the band instruments. Worshiped in the temple of Maa Kali and Durga Devi and wished to give birth to a eunuch again.

A crowd of people gathered to see the tableaux during the Shobha Yatra. Bajrang Dal also welcomed the procession with flowers. About one and a half thousand eunuchs from all over the country have participated in the 8-day eunuch conference. Eunuchs from Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Nepal have come to participate in this. In this conference, Kinnar Samaj organizes special worship and cultural programs.

Vaishali Kinnar, the founder of Kinnar Ekta Samiti, told that during the Shobha Yatra, a bell has been offered to the Mother Goddess. National Vice President of Kinnar Ekta Samiti, Shivam said that God has been prayed for the happiness of the judge. Along with this, bells have been offered in the temples. He told that in this program, after the last rites of the elders of his society, while wishing them good luck, he prayed for the prosperity of the country. The eunuchs prayed for the peace of the soul of their ancestors and for not getting the eunuch birth again. He told that the district administration had made complete preparations during this Shobha Yatra.

Courtesy : ETV India

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