BARA, NOV 25 - Wanton animal slaughter continued on the second day of the Gadhimai festival at Bariyapur in the district on Wednesday.

Chairman of the festival organising committee Shivchandra Kushawaha said the day saw killing of around 200,000 goats and birds -- all in the name of Gadhimai.  Tuesday witnessed the slaughter of around 17,000 buffaloes, with Raman Thakur Bhuihaar from Sitamadi in the Indian state of Bihar offering 105 buffaloes.

It is believed that sacrificing animals at the festival brings one prosperity and wards off evil.

Although the festival organisers had hired a contractor to clear out the carcasses, people from the Chamar community chased the contractor and took away the remains themselves. By Wednesday evening, the Chamar people had taken away nearly 75 percent of the carcasses. 

The festival is held every five years and is considered the largest animal sacrificing event in the world. A great number of Hindu devotees from far and wide, including India, make pilgrimage to Bariyapur during the event.

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