Animal sacrifice
Animal sacrifice is practiced in many Shakti temples in the states of Assam, Orissa, Tripura and West Bengal in Eastern India, as well as in the nation of Nepal.The sacrifice involves slaying of goats, chickens, pigeons and male Water buffalos For example, one of the largest animal sacrifice in Nepal occurs over the three-day-long Gadhimai festival. In 2009 it was speculated that more than 250,000 animals were killed while 5 million devotees attended the festival. The Gadhimai festival was banned by the Nepal government in 2015.