Before the earthquake, Nepali People killed 250,000 cows to celebrate festival

[sgk]

Before the earthquake, Hinduism devotees killed 250,000 cows to celebrate festival

Worshipers believe that the animal sacrifice, meant to appease Gadhimai, the Hindu goddess of power, to bring them luck and prosperity.

Before the great earthquake struck, million devotees of Hinduism religion celebrated their cow festival in Nepal.

More than 20,000 buffaloes were sacrificed on the first day. It is estimated that 250,000 animals were sacrificed during the Gadhimai festival. The ritual killings were performed by more than 200 men in a concrete slaughterhouse near the temple.

Worshipers believe that the animal sacrifice, meant to appease Gadhimai, the Hindu goddess of power, to bring them luck and prosperity.

Gadhimai festival is a sacrificial ritual that is held every 5 years at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the capital Kathmandu in southern Nepal, near the Indo-Nepal border. The event involves the world's second largest sacrificial slaughter of animals after Hajj including water buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken, rats, and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, the goddess of power.

Participants believe that animal sacrifices to the Hindu goddess Gadhimai will end evil and bring prosperity.








Source:
http://pulse.com.gh/religion/in-nepal-before-the-earthquake-hinduism-devotees-killed-250-000-cows-to-celebrate-festival-id3713395.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2852739/Nepal-devotees-sacrifice-thousands-animals-Hindu-ritual.html

[Mike Christ]

What a waste of good meat.

[Benjig]

Before the earthquake, Hinduism devotees killed 250,000 cows to celebrate festival

Worshipers believe that the animal sacrifice, meant to appease Gadhimai, the Hindu goddess of power, to bring them luck and prosperity.

Before the great earthquake struck, million devotees of Hinduism religion celebrated their cow festival in Nepal.

More than 20,000 buffaloes were sacrificed on the first day. It is estimated that 250,000 animals were sacrificed during the Gadhimai festival. The ritual killings were performed by more than 200 men in a concrete slaughterhouse near the temple.

Worshipers believe that the animal sacrifice, meant to appease Gadhimai, the Hindu goddess of power, to bring them luck and prosperity.

Gadhimai festival is a sacrificial ritual that is held every 5 years at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the capital Kathmandu in southern Nepal, near the Indo-Nepal border. The event involves the world's second largest sacrificial slaughter of animals after Hajj including water buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken, rats, and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, the goddess of power.

Participants believe that animal sacrifices to the Hindu goddess Gadhimai will end evil and bring prosperity.








Source:
http://pulse.com.gh/religion/in-nepal-before-the-earthquake-hinduism-devotees-killed-250-000-cows-to-celebrate-festival-id3713395.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2852739/Nepal-devotees-sacrifice-thousands-animals-Hindu-ritual.html

Lol i dint know that, so this stupid pagan ritual seems to have worked just as opposite of what they wanted... and the God will keep punish those men who keep doing this stupid pagan rituals from the Ancient Age sacrificing innocent forms of life for nothing.

[qiwoman2]

People are hungry everywhere and unfortunately all these out dated practices are wasting resources and are fairly barbaric. I don't believe in sacrificial rituals because if these so called GODS AND GODDESSES are so UP THERE why the heck they need sacrifices? I don't think they would be very nice deities to worship lol do you?

[maku]

People are hungry everywhere and unfortunately all these out dated practices are wasting resources and are fairly barbaric. I don't believe in sacrificial rituals because if these so called GODS AND GODDESSES are so UP THERE why the heck they need sacrifices? I don't think they would be very nice deities to worship lol do you?

If You would live in their country, born from Nepali parents, lived there your whole life, You would probably believed in those kind of rituals. You cannot judge a different culture from your current position. Also in Spain there are still corridas although Spain is civilized country.

[maartenhaha]

wow such barbarity
10/10 on waiste of recourses

not so holy  cows now hu....
so much death after that disastre

level of faith in that part of the world: -20

bah

[Whitehouse]

Are you sure they don't eat the meat after? What do they do with the carcases? Just leave them to rot? Surely they don't just slaughter them and that's that. It must cost a lot of money to rear those animals only to just kill them. I wouldn't really be against it if they didn't just waste the meat and leather etc. Quite bizarre if so.

[Lethn]

Lol i dint know that, so this stupid pagan ritual seems to have worked just as opposite of what they wanted... and the God will keep punish those men who keep doing this stupid pagan rituals from the Ancient Age sacrificing innocent forms of life for nothing.

ib4 stupid Christians claim it was this rit- FUCK! They beat me to it already! What's next you guys? You're going to pick out some homosexual couples over there and claim it was them that caused the earthquakes by angering god while having zero understanding of basic Geology and Geography? Mind you people did that in the UK when we had floods awhile back so I wouldn't put it past them, by the way I agree that these kind of rituals are stupid with the other sane people, it's not only barbaric but a waste of food that people in those areas would have needed.

[scat]

woawww shocked fact!
this could bring many kinds assumption

[ipbo]

What kind of xit is this ,uncivilized people. Karma is Real.

[Whitehouse]

What kind of xit is this ,uncivilized people. Karma is Real.

Karma isn't real, and do you not eat meat or wear leather? Millions of cattle are killed every year all over the world so I don't see why it's that much different (though as I said above its wasteful if they do not do anything with the meat/skins etc).

[quentincole32]

“Gadhimai festival is a sacrificial ritual that is held every 5 years at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the capital Kathmandu in southern Nepal, near the Indo-Nepal border. The event involves a large scale sacrificial slaughter of animals including water buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken, rats, and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, the goddess of power.” (source : wikipedia)

last gadhimai festival is on 2009 , is it possible gadhimai festival on 2015? lol think it before share , be smart buddy. do your own research before share the news even it from reputable source like dailymail, this news absolutely hoax , all those pictures taken on 2009. and someone desire take benefit from this.

[Whitehouse]

“Gadhimai festival is a sacrificial ritual that is held every 5 years at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the capital Kathmandu in southern Nepal, near the Indo-Nepal border. The event involves a large scale sacrificial slaughter of animals including water buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken, rats, and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, the goddess of power.” (source : wikipedia)

last gadhimai festival is on 2009 , is it possible gadhimai festival on 2015? lol think it before share , be smart buddy. do your own research before share the news even it from reputable source like dailymail, this news absolutely hoax , all those pictures taken on 2009. and someone desire take benefit from this.

No, it was late last year. That article is from 28 November 2014 and according to wikipedia that's when the last festival was. This  guy has just decided to post it now for whatever reason. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadhimai_festival

[Vod]

What kind of xit is this ,uncivilized people. Karma is Real.

Karma is magic.  If you believe in Karma, you need to believe in other magical things like unicorns, leprechauns, gods, fairies, easter bunnies, santa clause,  bigfoot, loch ness monster, the devil, levitation, life after death etc.

Do you believe in all those things?  What mental process makes you believe in one imaginary thing over another?

[quentincole32]

“Gadhimai festival is a sacrificial ritual that is held every 5 years at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the capital Kathmandu in southern Nepal, near the Indo-Nepal border. The event involves a large scale sacrificial slaughter of animals including water buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken, rats, and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, the goddess of power.” (source : wikipedia)

last gadhimai festival is on 2009 , is it possible gadhimai festival on 2015? lol think it before share , be smart buddy. do your own research before share the news even it from reputable source like dailymail, this news absolutely hoax , all those pictures taken on 2009. and someone desire take benefit from this.

No, it was late last year. That article is from 28 November 2014 and according to wikipedia that's when the last festival was. This  guy has just decided to post it now for whatever reason. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadhimai_festival

are you sure? have you checked carefully here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gadhimai_festival&action=history

[Brooker]

are you sure? have you checked carefully here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gadhimai_festival&action=history

What's the relevance of linking to that? What point are you trying to make? The festival seems to have been reported on the 28th and 29th from a quick google search.

[scat]

“Gadhimai festival is a sacrificial ritual that is held every 5 years at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the capital Kathmandu in southern Nepal, near the Indo-Nepal border. The event involves a large scale sacrificial slaughter of animals including water buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken, rats, and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, the goddess of power.” (source : wikipedia)

last gadhimai festival is on 2009 , is it possible gadhimai festival on 2015? lol think it before share , be smart buddy. do your own research before share the news even it from reputable source like dailymail, this news absolutely hoax , all those pictures taken on 2009. and someone desire take benefit from this.

lately this news many times discussed , there is claimed as hoax also there is claimed is not.
better quiet for better world.
Indeed those who associate a calamity / disaster with a particular religion ( especially the religion was different from that espoused ) shows the values ​​of humanity has died in them ...

[quentincole32]

are you sure? have you checked carefully here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gadhimai_festival&action=history

What's the relevance of linking to that? What point are you trying to make? The festival seems to have been reported on the 28th and 29th from a quick google search.

that editing history about the article, to respond this

"This  guy has just decided to post it now for whatever reason." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadhimai_festival

[erikalui]

Damn. I hate those who hate animals and killing them for a ritual is just blind faith. There's no bigger crime than killing the innocent. It's just disgusting and I have no words to express my feelings.

[SebastianJu]

Lol i dint know that, so this stupid pagan ritual seems to have worked just as opposite of what they wanted... and the God will keep punish those men who keep doing this stupid pagan rituals from the Ancient Age sacrificing innocent forms of life for nothing.

Nah... religious people work differently. Its not the fault of the ritual, the problem was they offered too view cows and the gods became angry. Believe me they want to hold onto their religion and this explaination will come in handy.

Though i wonder if true...