It is, perhaps, the largest ritual animal sacrifice in the world. And some animal welfare activists in Nepal are working to stop it. As preparations for the 2009 Gadhimai Festival gathered steam, ...

and Animal Welfare Network Nepal (AWNN) announced "victory", saying animal sacrifices had been banned. But Ram Chandra Shah, the temple's then chairman, told the BBC no such arrangement had been made.

NEW DELHI: The mass animal sacrifice at the Gadhimai festival in Nepal kept India’s border guarding force, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and local administration across several districts in Bihar ...

This year, the animal sacrifices are expected to begin on Dec. 8. Activists have long condemned the festival, submitting petitions to courts in Nepal and India. French former actress Brigitte ...