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Exposing the truth of the Gadhi Mai sacrificial slaughter

October 3, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

The Gadhi Mai sacrifice every five years kills a lot of animals,  but not nearly as many as are killed at other sacrificial events,  chiefly in India           KATHMANDU,  WASHINGTON D.C.––Even by the frequently hyperbolic standards of activist alerts and fundraising appeals,  an alert distributed on October 2,  2014 by Humane Society […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Hinduism, India, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Nepal, Religion, sacrifice

Donkeys, mules, & ponies struggle to survive Kathmandu brickyards

April 27, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

But some of the equines may outlive the brickyards themselves               LALITPUR PATAN,  Nepal––Some of the donkeys,  mules,  and ponies who have survived hard use in the brickyards of the southern Kathmandu Valley may long outlive the local brick industry.  Given good sanctuary care,  some of these hard-used equines […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Canada, Central Europe, Europe, Horses & Farmed Animals, Indian subcontinent, Netherlands, The Americas, Working horses Tagged With: brickyards, donkeys, equines, Lucia de Vries, Merritt Clifton, mules, Nepal, ponies

Books shed light on sacrifice in Nepal

March 12, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Elephant Polo:  the Rise and Fall of a Hotel in Nepal by Cas de Stoppelaar Translated from the original Dutch by Adriaan Verheul Vajra Book Shop,  2007:  http://www.elephantpolonovel.com/ 296 pages,  paperback & audiobook   Religions In Nepal (2013 edition) by Trilok Chandra Majupuria & Rohit Kumar (Majupuria) Modern Printing Press,  Kantipath,  Kathmandu,  Nepal 401 pages,  […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Book & film reviews, Buddhism, Culture & Animals, Hinduism, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: book reviews, Merritt Clifton, Nepal, Religion, sacrifice

The origin of the Gadhi Mai sacrifice

March 12, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

What was the actual tradition? KATHMANDU––Animal sacrifice clearly has been practiced at Bariyarpur in honor of the local goddess Gadhi Mai for centuries,  even if not in anything like the numbers of recent years.  But what was the actual tradition? Anil Bhanot,  general secretary of the United Kingdom Hindu Council,  offered the best-known version of […]

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