buffalo sacrifice

[Rajesh Kochhar]

The Gorkha units in the army used to ceremonially slaughter a male  buffalo
on the Dussehra day.We,as school boys, were told that the head was to be
severed in one stroke

rajesh kochhar
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Prof Rajesh Kochhar
Director
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-----Original Message-----
From: beitel <beitel at GWIS2.CIRC.GWU.EDU>
To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: buffalo sacrifice


>This Cenci buffalo sacrifice is also written up by me in a 1984 issue of
the
>journal _Uomo_, an issue on meat ed. by Christiano Grottanelli.
>
>>===== Original Message From Indology <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK> =====
>>An annual buffalo-sacrifice takes place in Chitra-month in Cenci,
Tamilnadu.
>>It's during the annual festival for the three main goddesses of the place
>>(Mariyamman, Kaliyamman and Kamalakkaniyamman, a local goddess) - and it
is
>>a combination of religious sacrifice and royal ceremony...
>>
>>
>>
>>I witnessed the festival a few years ago and collected video- and
>>photo-documents of it which I am willing to share, if requested.
>>
>>
>>
>>Kind regards,
>>
>>Ulrike
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Professor D N Jha [mailto:dnjha at DEL2.VSNL.NET.IN]
>>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 11:29 AM
>>To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
>>Subject: buffalo sacrifice
>>
>>
>>Dear List Members,
>>
>>I am trying to find out the temples in India where baffalo is sacrificed
or
>>was sacrificed till recent times. Could any one be so kind to provide
>>relevant information/references?
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>D.N.Jha