[INDOLOGY] Altar of Fire / goats

[tatiana.oranskaia]

In some temples, e.g. Lori Mata temple in Narwar (Shivpuri district,  
Madhya Pradesh),
not a whole goat but only its ears are to be given in sacrifice.
Looks like a very recent development. I saw it for the first time in 2002.

With best wishes,
Tatiana Oranskaia

Zitat von Tracy Coleman via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>:

> Dear Indologists,
>
> In the documentary film Altar of Fire, one of the priests discusses  
> the deliberations surrounding the traditional goat sacrifices and  
> reports that they decided not to sacrifice the goats in this  
> Agnicayana.  What exactly do they substitute for the goats?
>
> Thank you for your help.
> Wishing everyone well,
>
> Tracy Coleman
> Colorado College


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