The second ceremony we attended, at the 3rd day, involved the whole village. People gathered around the temple at 5 o’clock in the morning, in order to see and participate in the slaughtering of a cow, as a sacrifice for the village’s goddess. Many people went on top of the roofs in order to see the slaughtering. Manju was given the role of holding the Macheta (like other men who are head of the family) as part of the ceremony, and therefore could not join me and Neil. The younger sister again took upon herself the role of our guardian/ nanny, and took good care of us. We went on top of the temples’ roof, and watched the whole thing from up there. For 2 hours people where throwing chickens in the air, slaughtering goats, men run with swords in their hands, and a man from the temple was shouting through the microphone. As the only outsiders, we drew a lot of attention from the villagers. A real genuine experience...
The second ceremony we attended, at the 3rd day, involved the whole village. People gathered around the temple at 5 o’clock in the morning, in order to see and participate in the slaughtering of a cow, as a sacrifice for the village’s goddess. Many people went on top of the roofs in order to see the slaughtering. Manju was given the role of holding the Macheta (like other men who are head of the family) as part of the ceremony, and therefore could not join me and Neil. The younger sister again took upon herself the role of our guardian/ nanny, and took good care of us. We went on top of the temples’ roof, and watched the whole thing from up there. For 2 hours people where throwing chickens in the air, slaughtering goats, men run with swords in their hands, and a man from the temple was shouting through the microphone. As the only outsiders, we drew a lot of attention from the villagers. A real genuine experience... 
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