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

They sever the heads of thousands of animals every five years to appease the Hindu goddess Gadhimai.

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.

Photo credit: AP Images for The Humane Society
For generations, pilgrims have sacrificed animals to the Goddess Gadhimai…

Photo credit: Kuni Takahashi/ AP for Humane Society International
…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.

Photo credit: AP Images for The Humane Society of the United States
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