Offerings of a buffalo, as well as goats and chickens, to Maa Manikeswari are customary in Kalahandi tradition ...

That highest of holy days, Yom Kippur, is nowadays focused on fasting, prayer, and spiritual introspection. But in ancient ...

Bhawanipatna: Despite repeated appeals by the administration to desist from animal sacrifice, hundreds of goats and hens were ...

The annual Chhatar Jatra festival in Odisha's Bhawanipatna sees hundreds of animals sacrificed, despite administrative efforts to curb the practice. Deep-rooted religious sentiments among the local ...

Despite repeated appeals by the administration to desist from animal sacrifice, hundreds of goats and hens were slaughtered to “appease” Maa Manikeswar during the annual ‘Chhatar Jatra’ in Odisha’s ...

Goats, sheep and buffaloes worth more than Rs 160 million were sold during the Dashain time alone in Jumla this year.

Durga Balidan is celebrated to bid farewell to Goddess Durga. It marks the end of the festivities associated with Navratri ...

Hindus throughout the country are observing the eighth day of the Bada Dasain festival as the Maha Astami festival today by ...

The Mahanawami festival is being observed today with fervor worshipping goddess Durga Bhawani and making offerings. As per ...

The day of Maha Navami is also considered as the final day to make sacrifices to Goddess Durga and her various incarnations during Dashain. The tenth day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain ...

As Dasara nears, traders in north coastal Andhra Pradesh capitalize on high demand for sheep for traditional sacrifices.