FIVE THOUSAND buffalo lie slaughtered at the beginning of Hindu ceremony
Hundreds of thousands of animals set to be slaughtered during two-day religious festival in Nepal
The Hindu festival is held every five years in honour of Gadhimai, the goddess of power
Festivities kicked off on Friday morning with the mass-slaughter of 5,000-6,000 buffalo in a field
The last time the festival was held, in 2009, more than 250,000 animals were killed, according to PETA
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