No eunuchs this time
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express
Posted on Jun 04, 2011 at 03:15pm IST
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SAMBALPUR: Sital Sasthi festival would be different this time. There would be no gyrating eunuchs, a main draw of the event.
Even as Sambalpur gears up to celebrate the fete, the organising committees have decided to ban eunuchs.
Eunuchs, who are invited every year, usually give the festival a distinct identity but they have been of late seen as a culture threat.