In a tragic incident is repeated every five years, thousands of Nepalese Hindus met last Friday and Saturday, in the courtyard of the temple of the gods of power "Jadimi Gadhimai", bringing with them up to 300 thousand bull to offer a sacrifice in order to luck and prosperity request.
In this "religious" festival, which lasts for two days in Nepal near the Indian border, decrees begin meeting of the animals in the large yard, including bulls, goats, birds of various kinds, and the festival kicks off the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of buffaloes, followed by thousands of other animals.
Animal rights activists such as "beta" are struggling in vain to stop this massacre, but despite their efforts, the organizers insisted that this festival will be the biggest year ever.
According to an official in the local government Yogendra Prasad Dulal, it is "impossible to estimate" the total number of animals that have been sacrificing so far.
He said Mangal Chaudhary, president of Alleken in Jadimi Temple. "The sacrifice of bulls has ended, but we will continue the ritual with goats and other animals for another day. '
Chaudhry explained that, in the first day, were slaughtered more than 6,000 and at least 100,000 goats and other animals. The celebrations continued into Saturday where executed at least 100,000 other animal.
Ritual of the festival begins at dawn with a celebratory "Pancha Bali," during which the sacrifice of five animals, is a rat and a goat and a pig and pigeon before that comes the role of the bull.
Hindus believe that the sacrifice of animals satisfy the gods of power "Jadimi" Vtjelb them luck and prosperity.
Local government representatives say they can not prevent the slaughter of Hindus during the festival because it is detrimental to religious feelings.
He said Yogendra Dulal, assistant director of Bara district, where the temple is located, that the festival is one of the rituals associated with strong faith in people, "We can not hurt feelings and ban this practice."
Authorities deployed hundreds of police officers to make sure there are no clashes between activists and organizers.
Hindus constitute more than 80 per cent of the population of Nepal's 27 million people, unlike their counterparts in neighboring India who revere cows, Hindu Nepal sacrifice animals to appease the gods during festivals.
After the end of the festival will be buried in a huge sacrificial heads hole while will be selling animal skins and hides to traders who signed contracts to buy them.
For his part, Uttam Kaphle said, the animal rights group in Nepal, told Reuters by telephone that it was unacceptable killing of animals in the name of religion. We are trying to convince people that they can worship at the shrine peacefully, without the need to harm these animals .. but nobody listened.
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