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tradition found in the eastern Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha and
Northeastern India, Assam and Tripura. Further, even in these states, the festival season is one where significant animal sacrifices are observed. In some Shakta Hindu communities, the slaying of buffalo demon and victory of
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Animal sacrifice was outlawed in the state of Tamil Nadu in 1951 and revoked in 2004 while still stands outlawed in
Gujarat from 1971. Formerly buffalo sacrifice was practiced by Rajput rulers, but the practice has since ceased, and the offerings to mother goddesses have become vegetarian.
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and other shrines are all dedicated. A certain amount of sacrifice of goats and rams is still performed weekly. This is now highly unusual in the worship of Vishnu, suggesting a "transitional state between a wild and unregulated tribal deity and an orthodox form of the god Vishnu".
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applies only to a few types of animal sacrifices, notably cow and horse sacrifices. Such interpretations justify Vedic animal sacrifice viewing it "as a little hurt caused in the cause of a great ideal" and believing that "the animal sacrificed attains an elevated state".
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Animal sacrifice is a part of some Durga puja celebrations during the
Navratri in the eastern states of India. The goddess is offered sacrificial animal in this ritual in the belief that it stimulates her violent vengeance against the buffalo demon. According to
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to a goddess revered as
Kuldevi – a practice that continues in some places. The ritual requires slaying of the animal with a single stroke. In the past this ritual was considered a rite of passage into manhood and readiness as a warrior. The
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demon made of flour, or equivalent, is immolated and smeared with vermilion to remember the blood that had necessarily been spilled during the war. Other substitutes include a vegetal or sweet dish considered equivalent to the animal.
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Kaliyuga, all fire sacrifices involving the animal slaughter are prohibited as stated in the Brahma-Vaivarta-Purana, ashvamedham gavalambham, sannyasam palpaitrakam, devarena sutotpattim, kalau pafich
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While some modern Hindus avoid animal sacrifice, there are numerous exceptions throughout India. In general, where animal sacrifice is practiced, it will be seen as desired by some deities, but not by others.
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Though Hindu food offerings are generally vegetarian, offering of sacrificed animals is prevalent and remains "important ritual in popular
Hinduism". Animal sacrifice is practiced in the states of
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and then ritually sacrificed outside the temple. Many "low-caste" devotees believe that sacrifice is to the presiding form of Vishnu, rather than
Karuppan. Karuppan, as the guardian deity of the
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In these cases, Shaktism devotees consider animal sacrifice distasteful, practice alternate means of expressing devotion while respecting the views of others in their tradition. A statue of
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Brahmanic texts explicitly state that five creatures were suitable for sacrifice in Vedic India, in descending order: man, horse, cattle, sheep, and goat. The text of the
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where a rooster is used in religious custom by allowing him to fight against another rooster in a religious and spiritual cockfight, a spiritual appeasement exercise of
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and also offer a sacrifice of a goat. Following this they hold the naming ceremony of the child on the 12th day. Goats and chicken are sacrificed at the temple of
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among these Rajput communities is a warrior-pativrata guardian goddess, with local legends tracing reverence for her during Rajput–Muslim wars.
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Agnisomiya was the simplest of all Soma sacrifices in which animal sacrifice played an important part; it required that a goat be sacrificed to
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preceding the day of offering of nectar to the gods. In the Savaniya sacrifice, victims were offered throughout the day of offering to
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4472:. Vol. 33 to 50. Anmol, India. p. 854.
4088:or mother goddess worship nearly always requires
4078:is a religious exercise of offering blood to the
3978:. The animal is either a male buffalo or a goat.
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4062:A popular Hindu ritual form of worship of North
3415:A goat being sacrificed in a Temple festival in
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5280:. Columbia University Press. pp. 204–205.
4630:. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 103.
5562:An introduction to the study of Indian history
5524:
4225:
4223:
3773:in Eastern India, as well as in the nation of
3717:Animal sacrifice in contemporary Hindu society
6034:
5780:
5247:Ira Katznelson; Gareth Stedman Jones (2010).
5234:
4657:. Motilal Banarsidas Publishers. p. 34.
4426:
4424:
4422:
4342:The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M
3954:tradition where ritual offering is made to a
3561:(great sacrifice), for the ritual killing of
3392:
6128:Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Part 24
5699:
4791:Vidyasagar, Ishvarchandra (13 August 2013).
4592:
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3851:(September–October). The main attraction of
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5452:
5253:. Cambridge University Press. p. 343.
5151:
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5059:. Concept Publishing Company. p. 312.
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4886:. Princeton University Press. p. 141.
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3970:, it is most notably performed in front of
5718:Lisa Kemmerer; Anthony J. Nocella (2011).
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4132:is also known by the name 'Bhuta tantra'.
3624:performs the Ashwamedha after winning the
3442:is in recent times mostly associated with
3399:
3385:
5787:. Mittal Publications. pp. 127–128.
5586:
5418:
4959:"Ritual animal slaughter begins in Nepal"
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5921:. Leiden University Press. p. 287.
5888:. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 12.
5146:
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4501:Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.).
4327:
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6130:. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishings.
5835:Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online
5558:
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2276:Sources and classification of scripture
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5250:Religion and the Political Imagination
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4654:The Arthasamgraha of Laugaksi Bhaskara
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6141:The Aśvamedha: The rite and its logic
5508:Journal of the Bombay Natural History
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4565:
4500:
3477:and other rituals that are rooted in
898:Anupalabdi (non-perception, negation)
893:Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption)
6187:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 103.
5917:Kamphorst Janet (5 June 2008). "9".
5672:Kemmerer, L.; Nocella, A.J. (2011).
5559:Kosambi, Damodar Dharmanand (2002).
4376:. Sterling Publishers. p. 140.
3927:worship their weapons and horses on
3777:. The sacrifice involves slaying of
5661:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2471364
5624:. In Bina Sengar; McMillin (eds.).
4965:. Edition.cnn.com. 24 November 2009
4313:. Publish This, LLC. p. 1035.
3708:, believed that the prohibition in
3674:written in 6th to 8th century CE,
3588:
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6217:Animal welfare and rights in India
6119:
5826:
5599:. Popular Prakashan. p. 962.
5081:"Komna ready for animal sacrifice"
4470:Encyclopaedia of Political Parties
4236:. SAGE Publications. p. 240.
4112:worship and the Philippine Diwata
3538:term used for animal sacrifice is
3518:sacrificial pillar of the time of
25:
6248:
6098:Fuller, Christopher John (2004).
4370:Laxmi Narayan Chaturvedi (1991).
3950:Animal sacrifice is practiced by
3706:Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi
3585:, with "man" representing pride.
3573:theology is symbolic and done in
6165:A Comparative Study of Religions
6093:. Oxford: Berg Publishers. 2000.
5156:Christopher John Fuller (2004).
4931:Olivia Lang (24 November 2009).
4270:Arthur Berriedale Keith (1989).
4151:, a form of animal sacrifice of
3847:(festival) held in the month of
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6184:Heat and sacrifice in the Vedas
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4596:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
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4569:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
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4548:
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4403:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
4194:
3958:. In Southern Indian states of
3688:describes animal sacrifices as
3577:in modern times. For instance,
6104:. Princeton University Press.
6003:, 1994, British Museum Press,
5678:. Lantern Books. p. 260.
5274:Rachel Fell McDermott (2011).
5053:; Deepak Kumar Behera (1997).
4593:Roshen Dalal (18 April 2014).
4544:https://doi.org/10.2307/293746
4494:
4468:O.P. Radhan (September 2002).
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4394:
4373:The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita
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4024:, is the centre of worship of
3652:all performed the Ashvamedha.
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136:Epic-Puranic royal genealogies
13:
1:
6167:. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
6058:"Blood Sacrifice in Hinduism"
5724:. Lantern Books. p. 60.
5499:Gadgil, M; VD Vartak (1975).
5338:; Erndl, Kathleen M. (2000).
4797:. Columbia University Press.
4433:"Blood Sacrifice in Hinduism"
4214:
3640:, however. The rulers of the
3501:prescribe animal sacrifices.
3197:Other society-related topics:
888:Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy)
5596:People of India: Maharashtra
4993:Humane Society International
4780:. Lantern Books. p. 24.
4339:James G. Lochtefeld (2002).
3427:A goat being slaughtered at
3308:Hinduism and other religions
2105:Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
7:
6041:. Oxford University Press.
5593:Kumar Suresh Singh (2004).
5419:Rodrigues, Hillary (2003).
5183:Hardenberg, Roland (2000).
4572:. Penguin UK. p. 224.
4170:
3053:Kamba Ramayanam/Ramavataram
3025:Naalayira Divya Prabandham
753:Arishadvargas (six enemies)
697:Antaḥkaraṇa (mental organs)
692:Sūkṣma śarīra (subtle body)
10:
6253:
6181:Vesci, Uma Marina (1992).
6176:. Delhi: Sarup & Sons.
6014:Hillary Rodrigues (2003).
4831:. UBC Press. p. 202.
4347:The Rosen Publishing Group
4147:. The religious belief of
3985:, particularly in Western
2929:Naalayira Divya Prabandham
1609:Gurus, sants, philosophers
1545:Akshar Purushottam Darshan
733:Uparati (self-settledness)
6174:Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
5850:"The Hidden Life of Bali"
5395:Religion and Rajput Women
5368:Religion and Rajput Women
5192:Journal of Social Science
4742:Patton, Laurie L (1994).
4624:Uma Marina Vesci (1992).
4230:Mukhopadhyay, K. (2020).
4177:Cattle slaughter in India
4070:is the blood offering to
3808:; village goddesses like
3485:and the Puranas like the
2095:Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
748:Samadhana (concentration)
612:Three paths to liberation
119:Tribal religions in India
104:Historical Vedic religion
99:Indus Valley Civilisation
6126:Hastings, James (2003).
5628:. Taylor & Francis.
5501:"Sacred Groves of India"
5392:Harlan, Lindsey (1992).
5365:Harlan, Lindsey (1992).
5301:Harlan, Lindsey (2003).
4187:
4104:has declined as Burmese
4092:worship as does that of
3469:Horse sacrifice in this
924:, sacrifice, and charity
5527:"Indian Anthropologist"
5113:"Bali Jatra of Sonepur"
4878:Christopher John Fuller
4719:Temple University Press
4679:Arthur Berriedale Keith
4515:"" Pramatha Nath Bose,
4301:Arthur Berriedale Keith
4066:in the Indian state of
3684:, the present age. The
3102:Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam
2315:Timeline of Hindu texts
2220:Siddharameshwar Maharaj
1248:Pumsavana Simantonayana
903:Śabda (word, testimony)
141:Epic-Puranic chronology
109:Dravidian folk religion
6172:Sehgal, Sunil (1999).
6035:June McDaniel (2004).
5781:K. K. Kusuman (1990).
5220:Hillary Rodrigues 2003
5143:(Barik, 2009:160–162).
4566:Dalal, Roshen (2014).
4503:India through the ages
4401:Roshen, Dalal (2014).
3983:sacred groves of India
3824:'s uninhibited form);
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3686:Brahma Vaivarta Purana
3531:
3463:Brahma Vaivarta Purana
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3067:Eighteen Greater Texts
2696:Brahma Vaivarta Purana
2125:Krishnananda Saraswati
1364:Vijayadashami-Dussehra
878:Pratyakṣa (perception)
738:Titiksha (forbearance)
5999:Blurton, T. Richard,
5534:Indian Anthropologist
4776:Rosen, Steve (2004).
4532:Hymn to Kali: Preface
4182:Criticism of Hinduism
4155:includes a religious
4108:worship, Indochinese
3740:
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3724:
3692:or prohibited in the
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3487:Devi Bhagavata Purana
3446:, and in currents of
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3183:Varna-related topics:
3074:Eighteen Lesser Texts
2647:Devi Bhagavata Purana
1538:Svabhavika Bhedabheda
1524:Achintya Bheda Abheda
1456:Philosophical schools
758:Ahamkara (attachment)
718:Vairagya (dispassion)
646:Mokṣa-related topics:
5813:www.bareactslive.com
5458:History of Religions
3315:Hinduism and Jainism
2245:Vethathiri Maharishi
2150:Nisargadatta Maharaj
713:Viveka (discernment)
88:(500/200 BCE–300 CE)
6222:Animals in Hinduism
6146:Motilal Banarsidass
5237:, pp. 204–205.
5222:, pp. 277–278.
4984:Ram Chandra, Shah.
4825:Rod Preece (2001).
4305:Ralph T.H. Griffith
4036:, to whom the nine
3853:Kandhen Budhi Yatra
3546:Bali among Hindus.
3373:Hinduism portal
3252:Hinduism by country
3088:Iraiyanar Akapporul
3032:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
2115:Dayananda Saraswati
2100:Bhaktivinoda Thakur
2006:Sripada Srivallabha
1946:Raghunatha Siromani
1911:Narasimha Saraswati
1811:Santadas Kathiababa
883:Anumāṇa (inference)
6227:Cruelty to animals
6163:Masih, Y. (2000).
5235:June McDaniel 2004
5086:The Times of India
4028:, the lion-headed
3913:Christopher Fuller
3747:
3735:
3727:
3579:Sir John Woodroffe
3532:
3433:
3421:
3267:Caribbean Shaktism
2986:Kanakadhara Stotra
2235:U. G. Krishnamurti
2215:Satyadhyana Tirtha
1806:Gangesha Upadhyaya
1464:Six Astika schools
708:Ānanda (happiness)
687:Anātman (non-self)
6194:978-81-208-0841-6
6155:978-81-208-1877-4
6111:978-0-691-12048-5
6087:Ryder, Richard D.
6048:978-0-19-534713-5
6027:978-0-7914-8844-7
5928:978-90-8728-044-4
5895:978-0-7425-5055-1
5863:978-979-3780-00-9
5794:978-81-7099-214-1
5731:978-1-59056-281-9
5685:978-1-59056-281-9
5606:978-81-7991-101-3
5572:978-81-7154-038-9
5405:978-0-520-07339-5
5378:978-0-520-07339-5
5351:978-0-8147-3619-7
5314:978-0-19-515426-9
5287:978-0-231-12919-0
5260:978-1-139-49317-8
5169:978-0-691-12048-5
5125:on 5 January 2015
5066:978-81-7022-642-0
4893:978-0-691-12048-5
4838:978-0-7748-0724-1
4804:978-0-231-52660-9
4755:978-0-7914-1937-3
4728:978-0-87722-511-9
4714:Animal Sacrifices
4694:978-81-208-0644-3
4664:978-81-208-1443-1
4637:978-81-317-1677-9
4610:978-81-8475-277-9
4579:978-81-8475-277-9
4479:978-81-7488-865-5
4412:978-81-8475-277-9
4383:978-81-207-1272-0
4356:978-0-8239-3179-8
4320:978-1-61834-863-0
4283:978-81-208-0644-3
4243:978-93-5388-377-5
4153:Balinese Hinduism
4054:Tamil village god
4046:Kallalagar temple
3875:in her temple in
3795:Gadhimai festival
3409:
3408:
3260:Balinese Hinduism
2759:Markandeya Purana
1996:Satyanatha Tirtha
1951:Raghuttama Tirtha
1941:Raghavendra Swami
1781:Ramdas Kathiababa
862:Sources of dharma
728:Dama (temperance)
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2703:Bhavishya Purana
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1065:Nididhyāsana
870:Epistemology
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1876:Madhusūdana
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1391:Janmashtami
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1303:Ritushuddhi
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1268:Nishkramana
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1207:Pandav Lila
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4141:Indonesian
3968:Tamil Nadu
3905:Bali Jatra
3881:Bali Jatra
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3417:Tamil Nadu
3167:Varna-less
3039:Tiruppukal
3000:Vayu Stuti
2964:Panchadasi
2957:Swara yoga
2845:Kama Sutra
2784:Dhanurveda
2444:Taittiriya
2422:Yajurveda:
2414:Kaushitaki
2391:Upanishads
2383:Upanishads
2307:Scriptures
2155:Prabhupada
2071:Vidyaranya
1956:Ram Charan
1931:Prabhākara
1846:Jayatīrtha
1796:Dadu Dayal
1791:Chāngadeva
1650:Bharadwaja
1640:Ashtavakra
1406:Kumbh Mela
1354:Durga Puja
1283:Karnavedha
1263:Nāmakaraṇa
1192:Yakshagana
1121:Karma yoga
1111:Jnana yoga
1106:Hatha yoga
1043:Meditation
1016:Tirthadana
797:Aparigraha
653:Paramātman
638:Liberation
630:Karma yoga
625:Jnana yoga
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154:Traditions
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3341:Criticism
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3296:Mythology
3149:Kshatriya
3081:Athichudi
3018:Tirumurai
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2545:Vyākaraṇa
2481:Chandogya
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1567:Kapalika
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