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200,000 animals sacrificed in Nepal to appease gods
Considered as the single largest mass slaughter of animals on earth, priests at a Hindu temple in Nepal sacrificed some 200,000 animals and birds in an ancient ritual to appease gods. According to organizers, more than 200,000 animals, including buffaloes, goats, roosters and pigeons have been sacrificed during the festival at the Gadhimai temple in Nepal's Bariyapur village