Animal sacrifice in Pujas

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Letter to the Editor:

 

Animal sacrifice in Pujas

Sir, – Though `the Animal Rights Protection' activists have long

been fighting to prevent animal sacrifice at various temples by way

of propitiating their Gods and Goddesses, the elite section of the

people who are supposed to have read various religious scriptures

including Vedas and Sastras, and have a vast knowledge of religious

ethics and beliefs, are still continuing the bloody mess by offering

animal sacrifices, like he-goats, ducks, pigeons, – even buffaloes

etc during every yearly Durga or Kali Pujas. Wobbly politicians, who

aspire for more power and money, generally prefer to offer costly

animals like buffaloes for sacrificing at the altar of Gods and

Goddesses. These people never try to understand that animals are

also the creation of God (and Goddesses as well). If the elder

brother of a family tries to propitiate God/Goddesses for the well-

being of their family by slaughtering the youngest brother (who

cannot resist killing) at the altar of God, will God be pleased or

satisfied?

 

Even elite people like politicians, ignore the fact that all animals

including human beings are the creation of the Almighty and each of

them has the right to survive in this world as the men do, till

their natural death. Unfortunately enough our government who is

jittery about any move to prohibit animal sacrifice before God in

the name of religion, has remained a mute spectator without any

action against this practice. It is indeed a shame to have seen our

politicians indulging in such savagery simply to get blessings from

the Goddess for their personal gain. Such gory sights are very

common in the world famous Kamakhya temple also, where hundreds and

thousands of he-goats, pigeons, ducks and buffaloes are slaughtered

daily during Durga Puja. As a matter of fact, Durga Puja is

celebrated all over India, but animal sacrifice is limited only to

Bengal and Asom. According to mythology, animal sacrifice, including

human sacrifice was originally in vogue among the non-Aryans. So,

this practice must have come from non-Aryan culture and belief. –

Yours etc., JIBON SAIKIA, Chenikuthi, Guwahati.