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Slaughtering and cooking of a mithun. Longwa - Nagaland - India.
The Mithun, a semi domesticated type of buffalo, is the most prestigious animal sacrifice, and has great spiritual power, because of the mithun's massive appearance, large horns and its longstanding association with fertility.
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