The next moment, the lethal weapon in his hand would have fallen in the neck of that black creature in front of him! This is a scene from the compound nearby the Gadhimai Temple in Nepal that is situated around 150KM away from Kathmandu.
Hundreds of people watch this horror from atop the compound wall of the killing ground. The ritual is enacted once in every five years to please the presiding deity of the temple. Tens of thousands of buffaloes, goats, cocks and pigeons are killed in two days there
The scene on the right side is of a camel being readied for killing in connection with Id celebrations. Hundreds of Thousands of animals are sacrificed on the Bakrid day all over the world. Animal sacrifice is not so uncommon in most of the religions.
I do not wish to utter a word against or for these rituals. Commenting on religion and Gods is always fraught with violent reactions from the protagonists. I only pray to the Almighty, who has also created these animals, to give them a painless death at the hands of His/Her devotees
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