Kathmandu, Nepal
GOAT WATCH 2009
The first day of the Dashain festival approaches and this is like Nepali Christmas over the course of more than a week. A main feature of this is that goats are sacrificed in squares across the country - Durbar Square in Kathmandu of course being the main centre of action. Goats across the country are living on borrowed time, nervously clearing their throats as they imagine the ritual slitting that approaches.
The government promised 6500 go...