We have a weird tradition—killing animals in the name of God. I think, it is more of an excuse to eat meat than worshiping – in the time when non-vegetarian dishes weren’t so common. Isn’t it time to accept the reality that gods don’t eat meat?

In the eve of notorious Gadhimai Mela, a two day religious event, to be held from November 22, the issue of animal sacrifice is raised in every parts of Nepal. The mela is held at Bariyapur VDC of Bara district, every five years. Millions of people from India and Nepal come to the place to sacrifice thousands of animals. The “Buddha Boy” Ram Bahadur Bomjan who is meditating nearby in the jungle asked the organizers and the local authorities to stop such inhuman activities.

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Nepali film artists are preparing themselves to play a friendly football match against journalists, this Saturday. Nagariknews reported that some of the artists in the team have postponed their shooting schedules of Saturday to other days. The match will be played in the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. Some of the noted lead actors in Nepali movie Rajesh Hamal, Dhiren Shakya, Sri Krishna Shrestha, Raj Ballav, Jeevan Luintel, Biren Shrestha, Rajesh Dhungana, Arjun Karki are included in the team.

Noted villain character in Nepali movies, Sunil Thapa, has arrived from Palpa shooting spot of “Gorkha Paltan” to practice for the game. Other actors in the artist team include Alok Newang, Shovit Basnet, Shovit Basnet, Yogendra Shrestha, Targen, Badri Pangeni and Mahadev Tripathi.

Apart from the actors, film actresses Rekha Thapa, Jharana Thapa, Sanchita Luintel, Rejina Upreti, Arunima Lamsal, Richa Ghimere, Nandita KC, Usha Poudel, and Suvechhya Thapa are also named in the team.

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