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Finally, Decapitation of Thousands of Animals in Nepal to Please A Goddess is Banned

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But last Tuesday, Ram Chandra Shah, chair of the Gidhimai Temple Trust, officially announced the end of the century-old practice. In an honest and emotional statement that he wrote, he said, “For every life taken, our heart is heavy.

A woman prays near the pit where the severed heads will be buried.

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Recently, the temple officially announced the end of the century-old brutal practice.

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For generations, pilgrims have sacrificed animals to the Goddess Gadhimai…

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…in the hope of a better life…

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The time has come to replace killing and violence with peaceful worship and celebration.

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