The sacrifice is proposed to be done from December 7 to 9. Every five years, Gadhimai Temple in Nepal’s Bara district celebrates a month-long festival which hosts a month-long folk fair.

Festivals reflect a society’s traditions, beliefs, and sometimes, its deep-rooted connection with animals. Across the globe, ...

" Kha means 'mouth', and sey means 'snack'," said chef Yeshi Jampa, co-author of the book Taste Tibet and founder of the ...

Nepal’s government faced major challenges conserving the fertile flood plains of the country’s south. The region is the ...

At the entrance of the Kemgun Gumba monastery in Lukla, Nepal, an indigo-blue sign reads ... "[Instead] of animal sacrifice, the custom evolved into offering khapse, which was sometimes coloured ...

Tremors were also felt in Nepal, Bhutan and the Indian ... Poachers kill this huge animal for a single horn. Forest personnel sacrifice their life to protect it. During the flood, many species ...

have urged devotees to refrain from bringing animals for sacrifice at Nepal’s Gadhimai festival. The organizations have deployed teams along key Indo-Nepal border checkpoints to assist the Indian ...

Activists from Nepal and India have been calling for an end to the brutal tradition of animals sacrifice. They argue that mass killing of animals is against the Animal Health and Livestock Services ...

Prasad Attavar, chief of Ram Sene, a right wing group, is accused of making animal sacrifice to give strength to Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the MUDA case, and another RTI activist ...

Meanwhile, Hindu Munnani members protested against Muslims for attempting animal sacrifice on the hill, which is one of the six sacred abodes of Lord Murugan. They alleged that Muslims are trying ...

A petition has been filed seeking a ban on animal sacrifices, including goats and chickens, at the Sikandar Badusha Dargah in Thiruparankundram, Madurai. The petition, filed as a Public Interest ...