When we talk about Indian temples, there is a tradition of giving coconut, sweets and fruits as prasad, but in some ancient traditions of India, devotees are given meat and fish. These traditions are deeply connected in Northeast India, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and some South Indian states.
In such temples, sacrifices are not a violent act, but a part of faith and tradition. For example, offering meat and fish to the Goddess in Kamakhya Devi Temple (Assam) and Kalighat Temple (Kolkata) is a common religious activity. Let us know which temples are given meat as offerings.
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Non-veg prasad is also served in Tarkalaha Devi temple near Gorakhpur. Especially during Chaitra Navratri, the goddess is sacrificed here. After the sacrifice, goat meat is cooked and offered to the goddess and then it is given to the devotees in the form of offerings. All this is done according to complete reverence, law and traditional rules, which are being performed for generations.
There is a small but extremely revered Vimala Devi temple located in the famous Jagannath temple complex of Puri. This place is also known as a Shaktipeeth. On the special occasion of Durga Puja, when the dark shadow of the night is and there was no sunrise, then a goat is sacrificed here. Along with this, fish are caught by catching fish from the holy Markanda lake located nearby and offered to the goddess. This special enjoyment is called Bimala Parusa. After the worship is done, this prasad is distributed among the devotees present there.
Kamakhya Temple of Assam is famous all over the country. Devotees come from far and wide to visit this temple. Non -vegetarian offerings are given to devotees here. It includes goat meat and fish sauce. The special thing is that all this is made without onion-garlic.
There is a Parasinikadavu temple in South India i.e. Kerala, dedicated to Lord Muthappan. You will be surprised to know that here God is offered a burnt fish with toddy (a kind of desi wine). After this, devotees are given. This temple is an example of how local catering is also involved in the worship of folk gods.
Located in Birbhum district of West Bengal, the famous Tarapith temple, which is dedicated to Maa Tara. The worship here is completely based on the Tantric method. Here too there is a tradition of giving non -vegetarian prasad to the devotees.
