Kathmandu, Dec. 2 -- The village of Bariyapur in Nepal's plains is getting ready for the Gadimai Mela despite national and international outrage against the mass slaughter of animals during the weeklong event.
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from India and Nepal who have had their wishes fulfilled congregate every five years to offer mass animal sacrifice in gratitude.
Thousands of water buffaloes, goats and fowls have already been brought to the town for the sacrifice starting Tuesday. Animal rights activists are doing all they can to feed and care for the animals before they are sacrificed.
Animal rights activists have filed a contempt of court case against Gadhimai Temple Committee and the government at the Supreme Court for disav...