Nearly 15000 animals sacrificed in Odisha this year to appease the Gods

The Odisha government has claimed that it has created a sustained campaign against animal sacrifice. However, facts speak otherwise. More than 4,000 goats and hens and two buffaloes were sacrificed at Manikeswari's shrine in Bhawanipatna as part of Chhatar Yatra to appease the goddess.
In addition, more than 50 animals, including a male buffalo, were sacrificed to pacify the goddess Panchbarahi in the 500-year-old Panchubarahi temple at the seaside village of Satabhaya in Kendrapada district.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 10 October 2016.

The district administration of Kalahandi had made an appeal to people not to sacrifice animals during the celebration of Chhatar Yatra. However, figures from various locations of Kalahandi district reveal that more than 15,000 animals were killed on Sunday.
Many devotees who are unable to reach the venue from far-flung areas carry out the ritual of sacrifice of animals at their home in the hope of getting their wishes fulfilled.
At around 3 am on Sunday, the priest took the deity to Jenakhal, 3 km from Bhawanipatna, as part of the age-old ritual. It was an 8-hour long journey and the procession began with sacrificing a buffalo and concluded with the sacrifice of another one at the temple itself.


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