Caption: Date: 1978 Location: Kathmandu, Kathmandu Description: During the Fall festival of Dashain, a goat is about to be sacrificed and its blood smeared on the nose of the plane (a Twin Otter) which will fly to Lukla. Dashain is a Hindu festival, and the Buddhist Sherpas do not approve of animal sacrifice, but there is not much they can do about it. Keywords: Dashain, Durga Puja, Jim Fisher, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, Vijaya Dashami, airfield, airplane, event, holiday, transportation
