From time immemorial and biblical age of Abraham, animal sacrifice has been in vogue.
It continues now as a tea party ritual and get together and family outings,
With a traditional religious setting ,and the goddess or a god as a silent participant.
We used to have one such occasion in our family get together which occured on the 2 nd week of January co -inciding with the pongal festival “karinal”.
Close to a place near Vanavasi a few kilo meters away from Mettur dam,lies a shady
Enclosure called Sanyasi Muniyappa on the road side.
There was a long forgotten story that our forefathers had set foot and walked away from that area, during a cholera epidemic,and promised to offer sacrifice if they survived.
We are the result of their survival.
We dutifully go and sacrifice lamb and chickens and have a get together.
I decided to end this tradition and with it went away the get together.
Our forefathers did have sacrifices but I am sure they meant it to be symbolically
Understood,and not a blood letting massacre.
The sacrifice and the animals were meant for us to stop acting like animals and not be a sheeple, to act with courage ,when we make decisions and not just follow the leader, to give up arrogance and be like a humble ruler.
Once we realize this the“pali peedam” (sacrifical altar) becomes an altar of self enquiry, and no real butchering is done and no eats and left overs and meat eating encouraged, one could lead to another and the world, a better place to live starting from our Home.
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