The Gadhimai Festival is held every five years in Bariyarpur, Nepal (approx. 160 km south of Kathmandu). Millions flock there to give the Hindu goddess of power her due. Facts and figures are as nebulous as the legend that spawned the festival. Nobody knows how many animals will die in 2024. I’ve read anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 buffaloes and 300,000 to 500,000 birds, goats, rats, and sheep. I think someone pulled figures out of their hindquarters and passed them around like a baton. Consider the outcry from animal rights groups and the shock value attached to such high numbers. I’m not saying they’re wrong, only that there were ulterior motives to over and under-reporting. Either way, thousands were put down on 8th and 9th of 2024.

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