Sacrifice: Sacrifice in Hinduism Sacrifice in Ancient India. Although many Hindus are vegetarian, there are Hindu temples in India as well as Nepal where goats and chickens are sacrificed. There are many village temples in Tamilnadu where this kind of sacrifice takes place. It is attested in the Tamil Grammar, namely Tolkaappiyam. கொற்றவைநிலை koṟṟavai-nilai, n. Theme of offering sacrifice to koṟṟavai and worshipping Her; கொற்றவைக்குப் பலியிட்டுப் பரவும் புறத்துறை. (தொல். பொ. 59.) In India, some semi-tribal Hindus, as well as some worshipper-communities of Shaktism (the Mother Goddess) offer sacrifice of goats and buffaloes to the deity. Among the Hindus of Nepal, animal sacrifices are common even today, not only for the mother goddess, but also for almost all deities of the Hindu pantheon. In these non brahminical sacrifices, no yajna is performed or required. These offerings to their Family deity may either be vegitarian or non vegitarian foods. படை¹-த்தல் paḍai- , 11 v. tr. [K. paḍē.