The article juxtaposes the lived realities and perceptions of a hijra gharana connected to a dargah (shrine of a revered religious figure belonging to the Sufi tradition) in a North Indian city, Narayanpura. It addresses how a hijra community interacts and develops interpersonal relationships with their non-hijra neighbours, devotees and shopkeepers, thereby engendering hijra selfhood. The potent element of symbolism enunciated through mythology, rituals and festivals becomes pertinent in constructing and authenticating the hijra identity. Concomitantly, the spiritual pursuits of these groups are intertwined with their material interests in constructing their complex universe. The monument provides a site where shared connotations for each section of people connected to the dargah, hailing from different cultural, religious and gender orientations, are invigorated. The dargah is, therefore, not only part of the religious system, but it is a system in itself. Data for this article have been accumulated through limited participant observation, unobstructed conversations and narratives of the interlocutors.

文章并列的寿命现实和希吉拉的看法流派连接到dargah（属于苏菲族传统的尊贵宗教人物神殿）在印度北部城市纳拉扬普拉（Narayanpura）。它解决了回教徒社区如何与非回教徒的邻居，奉献者和店主互动并发展人际关系的问题，从而促进了回教徒的自立。通过神话，仪式和节日来表达的象征主义的强大元素，在构建和验证hijra身份时变得很重要。同时，这些群体的精神追求与他们构建复杂宇宙的物质利益交织在一起。这座纪念碑为人们提供了一个场所，在这里激发了来自达格的每个部分的共同内涵，这些内涵来自不同的文化，宗教和性别取向。因此，达迦不仅是宗教体系的一部分，但是它本身就是一个系统。本文的数据是通过有限的参与者观察，畅通无阻的对话和对话者的叙述而积累的。