It is reported that the management of the Halavatha Munneswaram Kali temple has decided not to conduct the animal sacrifice this year as well.
For this, permission has not been received from the Halawatha local council and the festival is planned to be held in the Bhadrakali temple the day after Nikini Poho, but the guardians of the temple have filed a case in the Halawatha district court requesting permission to perform the animal sacrifice.