Jhatka 81

This is an educational video which demonstrates the legal and traditional method of goat slaughter (for meat) in India, specifically for the Sikh and Hindu communities. The Jhatka method of meat slaughter was legalised for the Sikhs by the 10th Sikh Spiritual Teacher, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Jhatka is defined as meat obtained from an animal that has been killed instantaneously without any pain, such as by a single strike of a sword to sever the head. On religious Sikh festivals, including Hola Mohalla and Dus-Hera, Jhatka meat is offered to the Sikh congregations as a religious sacrement called 'Maha-Prasad. This practice is most commonly seen at the important Sikh places of worship of Hazur Sahib (Nanded) and Fatehgarh Sahib vicinity and many other traditional Gurdwarai (Sikh Temple). It is also common in the travelling camps of the old Sikh religious martial order the Nihang Singhs.