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245 THE INCREASING HUMANITY AMONG THE PUBLIC.
Abolition of Xnimal Sacrifice in Dasehra.
The custom of offering animal sacrifices by the devotees of Goddess Kali, &c., in various parts of this country being an act against religious scriptures in the opinion of many learned Pandits and Shastris, has been stopped by the people of many cities of India, the following are the cities noteworthy among
them:
(1) About 1300 Villages of the District of Kadi, (2) Jalod, Shivagadh and 784 Villages of Rajputana and Marwar, (3) Ferozepore, (+) Cawapore, (5) Ambala, (6) Bikaner, (7) Chhota Udeipur, (8) Tirla (and many other cities).
In this way the worshippers of Shri Maha Devi (Great Goddess) have passed the resolutions of stopping the butchery of animals in the sacred name of Religion, and have resolved to offer fruits, sweet-meats, &c., instead.
In addition to this, more than 125 Natire Princes have also kindly stopped the animal sacrifices on Dasebra holiday in their respective States, and have thereby attained multitudes of blessings from the Almighty Father. The worthy names of the chief blessed princess noted below, will, I hope, attract the attention of the learned readers.
(1) Baroda, (2) Jamınu and Kashmir, (3) Junagad, (4) Alwar, (5) Bharatpur, (6) Jamnagar, (7) Bhavnagar, (8) Khairpur, (9) Gondal, (10) Randhanpur, (11) Cambay, (12) Dhrangadra, (13) Vankaner, (14) Morvi, (15) Rajkot, (16) Bansda, (17) Porbandar, (18) Limbadi, (19) Lunawada, (20) Kisangadh, (21) Kushalgadb, (22) Palanpur, (23) Sachin,
(24) Lakhtar, (25) Dharampur (and more thau one hundred : other States).
I pray all the humanitarians to follow the footsteps of the above-mentioned Native Princes and people of different parts of India, who have kindly stopped the animal sacrifices in the name of Religion, and in return may God grant them long
lives and happiness is my sincerest prayer to Him. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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