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Jaffna High Courts bans animal sacrifices in temples
The Jaffna High Court yesterday issued order banning to carry out any form of animal sacrifice in Hindu temples located in Northern province.
Issuing order on a case filed by Hindu Maha Sabha in Jaffna, High Court Judge M. Illancheliyan, noted that the ritual practices should be stopped considering the act as a primitive and cruel to animals.
Earlier an interim ban was effective over a a case filed against the Narasimma Kovil in Kavunawatte against its annual animal sacrifice festival.
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