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 ...

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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 ...