Man carrying his sacrificed goat at the Kutti Kudithal Festival in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

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"Puthur Kulumai Amman Kutti Kudi Tiruvizha" or 'Kutti Kudithal,the festival is one of its kind where the temple priest drinks the blood of hundred goats to appease the goddess. In Tamil, ‘Kutti Kudithal’ means tasting the blood of lambs. Tiruchirappalli/Trichy,Tamil Nadu, India

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