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Hassan: Ban orders on animal sacrifice practice followed at Puradamma temple issued

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Hassan: The practice of animal sacrifice being rampantly carried out at Chowdeshwari (Puradamma) temple at Beekanahalli in the taluk has been banned as per the orders issued by Assistant Commissioner (AC) H L Nagaraju.

Notably many animals – fowls, sheeps, pigs – were being sacrificed on a daily basis, except on Mondays, by the devotees visiting the temple from across the district and also from North Karnataka districts leaving behind a pool of blood and animal waste thereby polluting the entire area.

A few devotees brought this to the attention of AC recently, who in turn alerted the district unit of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The team, which inspected the spot, submitted a report to the AC.

Based on the report, as per Karnataka Animal Prevention Act, the AC issued orders to ban the practice of animal sacrifice in the temple premises. Furthermore he has directed the tahsildar to take measures to clean the premises and to put up a board in temple premises to notify the public about the ban.

Nagaraju has told that necessary measures have been taken to prevent the outbreak of epidemics. The devotees also dump plastic and animal waste at the temple pond, polluting it. Moreover, several incidents of clashes have been reported from the temple as the devotees quarrel in an inebriated condition, he said.

Hundi collection
Regarding the hundi collections Nagaraju said that a sum of Rs 1 crore had been collected last year. Rs 1.87 crore collected through offerings by the devotees, this year, has been deposited in the bank.

The temple development will cost around Rs 1 crore and a compound will be constructed. A community hall, two toilets, parking lot, office and an exclusive kitchen at a cost of Rs 50 lakh would be constructed, he said.

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