Saturday, 23 May 2015
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Sherpa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherpa_people
Tube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sherpa
Slides
http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Sherpa
Trail
http://www.trailsherpa.com/
Gear
http://www.sherpaadventuregear.com/
Org
http://www.sherpakyidug.org/
Cinema
https://sherpascinema.com/
Foundation
http://apasherpafoundation.org/
How
http://people.howstuffworks.com/sherpa.htm
Mountain
http://www.mountainsherpatrekking.com/
Partners
http://www.sherpapartners.com/
Tube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sherpa
Slides
http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Sherpa
Trail
http://www.trailsherpa.com/
Gear
http://www.sherpaadventuregear.com/
Org
http://www.sherpakyidug.org/
Cinema
https://sherpascinema.com/
Foundation
http://apasherpafoundation.org/
How
http://people.howstuffworks.com/sherpa.htm
Mountain
http://www.mountainsherpatrekking.com/
Partners
http://www.sherpapartners.com/
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Worlds biggest animal sacrifice
The ritual begins at dawn
with where a priest trickles his own blood from five distinct places on his body combined with that of a ceremonial "pancha bali" or the sacrifice of five animals, comprising
buffaloes enclosed in a compound surrounded by a high wall, are decapitated by a group of specially chosen men using curved kukri knives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadhimai_Temple
with where a priest trickles his own blood from five distinct places on his body combined with that of a ceremonial "pancha bali" or the sacrifice of five animals, comprising
- a rat,
- a goat,
- a rooster,
- a pig and
- a pigeon.
buffaloes enclosed in a compound surrounded by a high wall, are decapitated by a group of specially chosen men using curved kukri knives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadhimai_Temple
- 500,000 animals were killed during the period of sacrifice
- while 5 million people visited Gadhimai during the festival.
- This centuries-old tradition is observed every five years in Gadhimai premises located in the village of Bariyapur of Bara District of Nepal
Photos
Several animal-rights activists protest against this event before and during every Gadhimai festival. celebrities like
- Maneka Gandhi and
- Brigitte Bardot, who raised their voices against the killings.
Tube
On a brighter note, and as proof that public outcry does have the power to create change, I present to you these facts about the 2014 festival vs. the infamous one five years earlier, as compiled by Compassion in World Farming:
– The Nepalese Government did not give any official funds to the festival (as opposed to the 4.5 million rupees given to the organizers in 2009)
– The Indian Government prevented thousands of animals from crossing the border and entering the areas of the festival
– The Animal Welfare Network of Nepal (AWNN) convinced many to make a small cut on their animal’s ear instead of a full-out sacrifice. This supposedly saved the lives of over 300 buffalo
– The number of animals sacrificed reduced greatly (from 200,000 in 2009 to 5,000 in 2014)
Change
Petition
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