More
than 250,000 animals are being lined up for slaughter as Nepal embarks
on a two-day religious festival where buffalo, birds and goats are
sacrificed to appease a Hindu goddess. According to dailymail, Millions
of Hindus flock to the ceremony, which is held every five years at the
temple of Gadhimai, the goddess of power, in Bariyarpur, Nepal, near the
Indian border.
The last time the festival was held, in 2009,
more than 250,000 animals were killed, according to animal rights
organisation PETA, who is campaigning to put a stop to the practice. The
festival is ‘kicked off’ with the ritual slaughter of five thousand
buffalo in a field near the temple, after which two days of ritual
animal slaughter takes place.
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