The intervention of the Chamarajanagar district administration, the local police, and Vishwa Prani Kalyana Mandali helped prevent large-scale animal sacrifices that otherwise takes place during jathra in rural hinterland.
Dayananda Swami, president of the Mandali, said that Chikkallur jathra in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district was celebrated without animal sacrifice on a scale that used to be witnessed earlier. He said this was possible due to mass awareness programmes conducted urging the people to eschew violence and cruelty towards animals and celebrate the festivals in a non-violent manner.
Besides, the attention of the local authorities and the Chamarajanagar district administration was also brought to the existing law and the court orders that prohibits animal sacrifice in public.
