*Gabe Menezes:* *Is it really against the Hindu religion to slaughter oxen? The Hindus in Nepal have a slaughter fest once every five years.*
Response: As per D N Jha, a noted historian, there is nothing in the Hindu religion against the consumption of meat or beef. In fact in Vedic times, it was common even among Brahmins to eat beef.* * * * *The following extracts from his book The Myth of the Holy Cow by D N Jha is quite revealing.* ** mhtml: https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment?ui=2&ik=20b40614e1&view=att&th=12deaf1c96404965&attid=0.1&disp=safe&zw&saduie=AG9B_P-zSBlL4X9nQ3DHB6w-YcDs&sadet=1296741896313&sads=OWo1FoElRJQY5vBvlCFyldRb5Bc&sadssc=1m mhtml: https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment?ui=2&ik=20b40614e1&view=att&th=12deaf1c96404965&attid=0.2&disp=safe&zw&saduie=AG9B_P-zSBlL4X9nQ3DHB6w-YcDs&sadet=1296741600675&sads=vs64ewYPYx9kzN3klLg_Kzy27Ws&sadssc=1 Regards, Marshall