Gadhimai Temple is in the Mahagadhimai
Municipality of Bara
district; the district being southern most in central Nepal. The temple is
located about 160 km far from Kathmandu near the Indo-Nepal borders with Bihar.
Known for centuries old tradition of
animal sacrifices, Gadhimai Temple is mostly famous for Gadhimai festival. All
the religious visitors from Nepal and even from India have their reverence to
the Goddess Kali who is believed to be in the form of Gadhimai to her devotees.
The old tradition dates back to more than two centuries. The
goddess is believed to have been appeared in the devotees dream with the demand
for sacrifice. Since then the tradition has remained where the rituals of
animal sacrifices has continued. The ceremony occurs every five years in the months around November to December. And the
goddess is thought to fulfill everyone’s wish. Although protests against animal
sacrifice remains, the traditions still continues at some extent. Gadhimai
Temple Trust has already made a formal decision to end animal sacrifice in July
2015.
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| Devotees at Gadhimai |
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| Animals ready for sacrifice, 2014 |
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One of the world biggest animals sacrifice festival in Nepal. The devotees from India and Nepal come to worship.
If you want to visit to the temple and need any sort of assistance, email us at kchronic10@gmail.com or call 9779841845662.
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