Agartala, Oct. 20 -- A buffalo and several goats were sacrificed at Durgabari temple in Agartala on Tuesday as part of the Maha Nabami rituals of Durga Puja.
The 150-year-old tradition was performed amidst the chanting of mantras. The location of the sacrifice was kept hidden from the public, in compliance with a Supreme Court directive, admitted temple priest Jayanta Bhattacharjee.
He stated that the tradition of animal sacrifice to Goddess Durga on Maha Nabami is a century-old practice integral to the worship at state sponsored temple. And, worship of Goddess Durga would be incomplete without animal sacrifice, he claimed.
In 2019, High Court of Tripura, led by then Chief Justice Sanjoy Karol, prohibited animal and bird sacrifices in te...