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
  1. a rat, 
  2. a goat, 
  3. a rooster, 
  4. a pig and 
  5. a pigeon.
To end the first day of the event
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

  1. 500,000 animals were killed during the period of sacrifice 
  2. while 5 million people visited Gadhimai during the festival. 
  3. This centuries-old tradition is observed every five years in Gadhimai premises located in the village of Bariyapur of Bara District of Nepal 
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Several animal-rights activists protest against this event before and during every Gadhimai festival. celebrities like 
  1. Maneka Gandhi and 
  2. Brigitte Bardot, who raised their voices against the killings.
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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

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