Brahmins should not eat non-vegetarian food, but somehow the traditional trend allows eating fish and goat meat in Brahmin families. Hindu culture in general is divided into many subsets and Dasara is a very popular Hindu festival among all, regardless of different practices or beliefs. Goat meat is the main source of meat production mainly in India and Nepal. The importance of goat meat is related to the Hindu festival called "Dasara", where most people in Southeast Asia prefer to eat it. On the last day of Dasara, animal sacrifice is practiced in some eastern states of India and Nepal and the slain animals are eaten after the sacrifice. Dasara is the most important festival celebrated by Hindus, in Nepal, India and Bangladesh. Dasara festival is a national holiday where the entire family and relatives gather to enjoy the celebration. According to a legend, Dasara or Vijayadashami denotes the victory of truth over evil. Special pujas are performed on the name of Goddess Chamundeshwari. It was first started by King Wodeyar, Raja Wodeyar I (1578-1617 AD) in the year 1610 (Sadhu). Due to the various languages spoken in different countries, Dasara has a different name depending on the country, but its sacred meaning is commonly shared by all Hindus. According to author Bahadur “Much of Hinduism today lives and breathes through its immersive festivals” (Sadhu 13). Most Nepalese do not eat beef for religious reasons, being Hindu. Religiously, we should not eat non-vegetable foods but somehow there is a traditional tendency to eat certain types of meat. The most common and preferred meat in Nepal is freshly slaughtered goat. At the time of Dasara, large feasts and a large quantity of blessed meat are prepared in many homes... middle of the paper... gions do not support animal sacrifice and also do not promote animal food. This book clearly states that “in Hinduism in its purest form God has no form and resides everywhere, even in the animal you kill in the name of God” (Sadhu 15). All this animal sacrifice happens due to wrong understanding. Hinduism teaches the sacrifice of the animal that lives inside a person which forces the person into violence. I realized that society is forced to let animals be eaten by humans due to the scarcity society faces from time to time. I also learned that there are thousands of secrets in the world that cannot be revealed openly to prevent people from consuming animal foods. At first I started researching the cultural connection of goat meat, eventually I came to clearly understand the misconception in my culture.
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