Thousands of animals were sacrificed at Bhawanipatna in the Kalahandi district of during the celebrated Chhatar Jatra of ...

Bhawanipatna: Despite repeated appeals by the administration to desist from animal sacrifice, hundreds of goats and hens were ...

The kurgan, or large burial mound, was unearthed in Tuva, a republic in southern Siberia. It dates to the transition between ...

Many of us care for animals and feel empathy when they suffer. At the same time, many of us also accept their suffering and ...

The chief animal protagonists in this story are two dogs and a polo pony. Their cognition can seem almost human at times. Was ...

The annual Chhatar Jatra festival in Odisha's Bhawanipatna sees hundreds of animals sacrificed, despite administrative efforts to curb the practice. Deep-rooted religious sentiments among the local ...

Despite repeated appeals by the administration to desist from animal sacrifice, hundreds of goats and hens were slaughtered to “appease” Maa Manikeswar during the annual ‘Chhatar Jatra’ in Odisha’s ...

The Phaistos Disk is about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter and covered on both sides with a spiral of stamped symbols.

Offerings of a buffalo, as well as goats and chickens, to Maa Manikeswari are customary in Kalahandi tradition ...

Chhatar Jatra' celebrated in Kalahandi with animal sacrifices to honour Maa Manikeswari. Lakhs throng Bhawanipatna for this ...

SP Bheemashankar Guled flags off spiritual yatra against animal sacrifice in Belagavi, led by Sri Dayananda Swami.