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Episode "Spilling Blood"

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  • Dakshin Kali Temple's chief priest Prakash Karmacharya (center with white shirt) is bring offerings of
  • Nepalese children traveling to the Dakshin Kali Temple. Dakshin Kali means Southern Kali, Dakshin meaning southern and Kali is the name of a Hindu goddess.
  • Bidur Khatri (second from left) and his family promised to sacrifice a goat every year to the Hindu goddess, Kali, at the Dakshin Kali Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal and in return, to help heal Bidur's father blood disorder. After Bidur's promise, his father's health improved.
  • Nepalese worshipers sacrifice animals such as roosters, ducks, goats, sheep and water buffalo for Kali, a Hindu goddess associated with the destruction of demons, at the Dakshin Kali Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The meat of sacrificed animals is considered holy food, and many cook and eat it at the temple itself.
  • Cockfighting to the death is a ritual slaughter to appease evil spirits called Bhuta Kala. The Balinese believe that this ancient tradition prevents misfortune falling upon them. Without it, the spirits could wreak havoc on their lives.
  • Cockfighting to the death is a ritual slaughter to appease evil spirits called Bhuta Kala. The Balinese believe that this ancient tradition prevents misfortune falling upon them. Without it, the spirits could wreak havoc on their lives.
  • Every year in the Faroe Islands pilot whales are driven to the shore where islanders perform a public slaughter of the whales with knives and hooks. This ritual is called

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    Dakshin Kali Temple's chief priest Prakash Karmacharya (center with white shirt) is bring offerings of "prasad" - offerings of rice, coconut, fruit, and flowers to the temple. Through the traditional Karmacharya caste system, Prakash inherited the role of chief priest from his forefathers.

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    Nepalese children traveling to the Dakshin Kali Temple. Dakshin Kali means Southern Kali, Dakshin meaning southern and Kali is the name of a Hindu goddess.

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    Bidur Khatri (second from left) and his family promised to sacrifice a goat every year to the Hindu goddess, Kali, at the Dakshin Kali Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal and in return, to help heal Bidur's father blood disorder. After Bidur's promise, his father's health improved.

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    Nepalese worshipers sacrifice animals such as roosters, ducks, goats, sheep and water buffalo for Kali, a Hindu goddess associated with the destruction of demons, at the Dakshin Kali Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The meat of sacrificed animals is considered holy food, and many cook and eat it at the temple itself.

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    Cockfighting to the death is a ritual slaughter to appease evil spirits called Bhuta Kala. The Balinese believe that this ancient tradition prevents misfortune falling upon them. Without it, the spirits could wreak havoc on their lives.

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    Cockfighting to the death is a ritual slaughter to appease evil spirits called Bhuta Kala. The Balinese believe that this ancient tradition prevents misfortune falling upon them. Without it, the spirits could wreak havoc on their lives.

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    Every year in the Faroe Islands pilot whales are driven to the shore where islanders perform a public slaughter of the whales with knives and hooks. This ritual is called "The Grind."

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