Rebirth of India: Superior

After visiting the Snake Temple, Liu Zian received a notice from China, so he said goodbye to Shakru and Amisa, and hurriedly returned to China with Wang Jing. Although Shakru was a little regretful that he did not take this opportunity to make friends with this second-generation official from China, he could do nothing about it. But what neither of them expected was that they would meet again seven years later. This meeting not only made the two sides truly know each other, but also launched extremely in-depth cooperation and established a deep friendship.

Next, Shakru accompanied Amisa to visit the Golden City of Jainsmer, the Pink City of Jaipur and the Blue City of Jodhapur. Then Amisa's summer vacation was almost over. After seeing Amisa off, Shakru hurried back to New Delhi, because he was always thinking about the progress of his pharmaceutical factory and the filming of the movie. Although he received phone reports from his subordinates every day, he was still worried about not being able to see it with his own eyes.

After returning to New Delhi, Shakru found that the construction of the factory and the development of new drugs were very smooth, so he explained to Modi and came to the filming site in a small village in the remote suburbs of New Delhi. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, director Rajkumar ran over with an excited look on his face: "Boss, you came at the right time. Just in time to attend the wedding with me."

Shakru asked in confusion: "Wedding? Whose wedding are you attending? I remember that there seems to be no wedding scene in this movie?"

"Oh, I was in a hurry and didn't make it clear. Today is the wedding of the son of the village chief Javed. This time we can shoot the location here thanks to his help, so we must celebrate this wedding. I was originally worried that my status was not enough and I couldn't express our importance to him. Now that you are here, your status is enough to deal with this kind of scene." Rajkumar explained.

Indians can be said to be the country with the most grand weddings in the world. As long as they have a little money, they will hold a particularly grand wedding, and they also like to invite famous people to attend the wedding to make the host look particularly face-saving. Shakru is not only the boss of a company but also a high-caste Brahmin, so he will naturally be infinitely welcomed by the host when he attends the wedding of the village chief's son.

Although this wedding was extremely grand and lively, Shakru was not very interested. The only thing that made him feel interesting was the scene where the groom rode an elephant. (The wedding process in India is extremely complicated, and most of the items are related to religion. I will write about the whole process in detail when the protagonist gets married, so I won’t write about it now.)

Just when Shakru was bored, two men wearing very brightly colored saris and very slim figures suddenly walked in from the door. Yes, although they were very slim and dressed in very bright colors, they could still be seen as men, and they were dancing while walking.

Lakumar on the side said, "Hey, there is no item of inviting Hijras in today's wedding process, how come two of them suddenly appeared now." Then he reacted and said, "Oh, I understand, this must be another uninvited visit. Oh! These guys are getting more and more difficult to deal with."

It was not until Rajkumar said the word "Hijras" that Shakru realized what these two men who didn't look like men were doing. Hijras (hijra, eunuch) is a modern Indian profession, known as "god's dancer", performed by Indian religious male eunuchs to bless the masters of weddings and funerals. In India, dancers wearing bright "sarees" and heavy makeup, but still with many male features on their faces, are often seen at some weddings and funerals. They are Hijras.

Traditionally, it is believed that "they are messengers of God and will bless the newlyweds with many children and blessings." The origin of Hijras can be found in "Ramayana", one of the two great epics of India. "Ramayana" was completed around the 5th century BC. The main content is that Prince Rama (the god in the minds of Indians) gave up the throne, left his wife and brother and exiled himself for 14 years. He practiced hard in the forest and gained divine power. During these years, all male and female servants left Rama, and only one eunuch servant waited for 14 years until his master returned. This servant became the ancestor of "Hijras".

Hijras have a relatively high status in Indian religion. In the past, they mainly danced and prayed for the royal family, nobles and the army. With the development of society and the increasing complexity of their own teams, they have gradually been forgotten or even abandoned by society. But in rural areas, they still have many believers.

The current "Hijras" are no longer as pure as "messengers of God". They have developed into a very complex social group. Among them are not only castrated people, but also homosexuals, people who have undergone sex reassignment surgery and hermaphrodites. Like traditional "Hijras", they wear women's clothes and regard themselves as women, but they do not abide by tradition. Indians now have a bad impression of them because many of them make a living by fraud and selling sex. Some people wander around the streets all day. As long as they stand next to a store, the tactful shopkeepers will give them some money or food, because although the shopkeepers do not believe that these "changed" "Hijras" still have magical powers, they do not want to be cursed by these people. Now many Indians no longer invite "Hijras" when they get married or have children, but at the celebration site, these dancers often come uninvited. If you don't want to "express" something, you will hear such words, "Their offspring (or this child) will become people like us." In addition, they can be seen in many places in India. They often wear very sexy clothes to tease men, and most of the people who are with them are homosexuals. In the survey of the Indian health department, the proportion of AIDS patients and drug addicts among "Hijras" is very high, which is one of the reasons why they are despised by people.

Although the village chief Javed was not very welcoming to the two uninvited guests, in order not to destroy the harmonious atmosphere of the wedding and not to be cursed by the two guys, he came forward and gave them some money and sent them away.

After the two Hijras left, Shakru sighed: "I didn't expect that there are still Hijras in the countryside now."

Rakuma smiled and said: "Boss, this shows that you rarely go to those messy places. In fact, there are Hijras in New Delhi, but those places are more messy. But if you say it's strange, they are really not strange. I have been filming here for some time, and I really met a very strange person!" Mobile users please visit http://m.piaotia.net