Went on genocidal pogroms, declared them counter to good order, declared them sexually perverse, declared them ungovernable, and executed as many as they could find, offering death as a penalty for castrating yourself. British colonialism was a dark time for sexual minorities all over the world, especially eunuchs, and their virulent opposition to such groups was well, virulent in that many governments took up this view despite there being only supportive arguments in their religious source material.
Nothing like that ever happened in India. LGBTQ were a distinct and separate part of society and remained like that during the British times too. They had their functions in the society and continued to do that (They asked for their cut when something happy happened in families (Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian) and blessed the families for what all it was worth). They were supported by the society. Their leaders are prosperous and commute in BMWs or Mercedes Benz cars.
"However, there is one thing that happens in every marriage: the arrival of eunuchs and dancing at weddings. They ask for
shagun money and then shower the couple with their blessings. Their blessings are considered to bring good luck, love, and prosperity."
They visited us after my marriage, at the time of the birth of our children, their marriages, and the birth of their children and were satisfactorily propriated (of course, that involves some haggling, they ask for more and we try to pay less).
They were given Rs. 22,000, when they came to bless Indian actors, Ranbir Kapoor (grandson of Raj Kapoor) and Alia Bhatt on the occasion of their marriage. I think that was miserly. They should have been given a round figure - Rs. 50,000. They must have asked for that.
Eunuchs gather around Ranbir-Alia's residence to shower their blessings.
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