During the 2009 festival, an estimated 5 million people converged on the town of a little over 7,000 residents. Participants - 70 percent of whom are from neighboring regions of India where animal ...
Less than five years ago, animal charities heralded the end of animal sacrifice at a religious festival dubbed "the world's bloodiest". But on Tuesday, the Gadhimai festival began with the killing ...
Some Hindus sacrifice animals as an act of religious devotion - though the majority do not Sri Lanka's government has agreed to ban the ritual sacrifice of animals and birds at Hindu temples on ...