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Hundreds of animals sacrificed in Chhatar Jatra festival

Hundreds of animals were sacrificed on Thursday at Bhawanipatna in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on the occasion of famous Chhatar Jatra of the goddess Manikeswari, officials said. Meanwhile, people in Kendrapara district stopped the age-old tradition of killing animals on Mahastami at Panchuvarahi temple, they said. Despite awareness created by the local administration to refrain from …

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September 29, 2017