Honorable Mention TOKYO-2016 Editorial / Photo Essay

Blind Faith

  • Photographer
    Gyanendra Bhattarai

"Be thou increased by this offering" It is said through sacrifice, life is returned to it's divine source regenerating the power or life of their source life is fade by life. Sacrifice offering of animal is practiced in different religion around the world differently according to their religious and tribal value celebrated in a communal way or individual in their own distinct method of celebration as ritual. In Hinduism it is practiced individually as the 'Vakal' for tribute to mercy of god or tribal celebration for making happy to their 'Kul Devata' (tribal god) for cleanliness of sin, good health, prosperity and peace. They offer blood and beheaded head to deity and take rest to share as Prasad. Behind all the myth followed by taboo each time innocent animal get beheaded mercilessly one way or other.