Three of the five hijras whom Banyan met in Old Delhi had been castrated.

Banyan曾在旧德里拜访过五位海吉拉斯，其中三位已接受阉割。

In India, for instance, hijras, a category of men who dress as women, many of them castrated, have a certain standing.

譬如，在印度，有一群打扮如女性的男性群体海吉拉斯，他们大多都接受过阉割，在社会上有一定地位。

This journey, also know as the hijra, is so important that it marks year 0 in the Islamic calendar.

这段旅程，也称为 hijra，非常重要，它标志着伊斯兰历法中的第 0 年。