Did Rama ate beef?

Veerabhadra Channamalla Swami of the Nidumamidi Mutt stoked a controversy on Wednesday by claiming that Lord Rama and Seetha used to consume beef. Cow meat was consumed at the time of yagnas too, the pontiff said, adding that there was reference to it in the Valmiki Ramayana also.
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Did Lord Rama consume meat?

The English as well as the Hindi translations of the Ramayana may leave you confused that whether he ate meat or not, but evidently left it after Sita's kidnap or maybe he never ate meat but he started eating during his exile. There is no evidence to prove that Lord Rama was a non-vegetarian or either vegetarian.
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Does Lord Rama eat non veg?

Udupi: “The Valmiki who born in the lower Beda community wrote the Ramayana. Rama and Krishna who born in the Kshatriya samaj used to consume non-vegetarian food.
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Did Ram and Lakshman eat meat?

Rama and Laxman who, like the Pandavas, hunted animals in the forest during their exile, enjoyed wild meat cooked by Sita. Meat eating was the norm right through ancient India, which is why Emperor Ashoka's obsession in getting his family and his subjects to give up its consumption came to nought.
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Did Krishna eat meat?

Absolutely he is vegetarian , that's why he is considered as God . Krishna is pure , he does not even need to eat anything , he provides food to us , but yes we need to offer him food first because he has given us .
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Did Lord Shiva eat meat?

Shiva's fondness for meat is further emphasised when Jarasandha, a devotee of Shiva, keeps kings as captives only to kill them and offer their flesh to Shiva. Shiva's meat-eating habits find a clear voice in the Vedas as well as the Puranas, but his association with wine-drinking seems a later appendage.
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Did the Pandavas eat meat?

However, the Pandavas, during their exile also sustained themselves on meat, so it is likely that the eating of meat was looked down upon but not outright taboo.
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Does Lord Vishnu eat meat?

In Hindu Puranas, Vishnu is a strict vegetarian god, but Shiva eats whatever he is given and the Goddess loves blood. Again this is not a strict rule. For when Vishnu descends as Ram, he hunts deer for food (an idea that many vegetarian Hindus reject rather violently).
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Was Arjun a non-vegetarian?

No. They were all Kshatriyas who were hardcore meat eaters. , Interested in Hindu epics since childhood. Arjuna was not a vegetarian.
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Did Lord Ram drink alcohol?

Originally Answered: Some claim that lord Sriram did consume meat and alcohol. Is it mentioned in original valmiki ramayana ? Wrong argument that he did not consume it. In Valmiki Ramayana it is clearly there that he did.
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What is Lord Rama's Favourite food?

07/8​Kheer

Kheer is a very common offering to Gods in India. Be it the Payasam or Sabudana Kheer, different varieties of Kheer are offered to Lord Ram and Hanuman to impress the deities. The most common form of Kheer is the Payasam, which is made by boiling milk, sugar, and rice together until they are cooked evenly.
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What was Hanuman diet?

Hanuman, a Brahmachari was definitely a vegan. Rama was a Kshatriya and Krishya a Yadava. What they used to eat is not known. Some people blame Sri Ram eat meat referring to Valmiki Ramayan 2.52.
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Why did Sita ask for deer?

And golden deer is as fictions as the magical city of Gandharva. Sita requested Rama that the deer is extremely beautiful and it will cause her great delight.
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Did ancient India eat beef?

Scholars have known for centuries that the ancient Indians ate beef. After the fourth century B.C., when the practice of vegetarianism spread throughout India among Buddhists, Jains and Hindus, many Hindus continued to eat beef.
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Does Vedas support eating meat?

Beef was not forbidden in the Vedas,and the sacrificial animals which were often cows which were often eaten by the Brahmins.It was extremely difficult, in fact almost impossible, to have been a vegetarian in Vedic times anywhere in the world.
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Was Karna vegetarian?

There Karna took oath that he will not touch non-veg and Madira (alcohol) unless and untill he proves his bravery by winning other states around Hastinapuri. Only after his winning streak ended he ate non-veg and started taking alcohol.
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What did bheema eat?

He was lean and muscular and could eat anything without any trouble to his body. Like poison. He was given poison multiple times by Duryodhan. But Bhim's stomach would digest the poison like any other fo...
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Did people eat meat in Mahabharat?

The Mahabharata has references to rice cooked with minced meat (pistaudana) and picnics where various kinds of roasted game and game birds were served.
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Did Hindu gods eat meat?

It is also true that there are some Hindu deities who are offered meat. Most famously, goats are regularly offered to the Hindu goddess Kali. Meat offerings are also not uncommon in Nepal, a majority Hindu nation. But the vast majority of food offerings to Hindu deities today are vegetarian in nature.
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Did Parashurama eat meat?

Yes He did. Becasue the Dharma in Tretayuga for Brahmins also to eat meat as, in valmiki Ramayana, Sage Agastya, also a Brahmin, kills Demon "Vaatapi" by digesting him, when his Brother Serves him as Sheep Meat.
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Did Bhishma eat meat?

One example within Mahabharata's scriptural text tells us a great warrior by the name of Bhishma claimed eating the flesh of an animal is like eating the flesh of one's son, bringing abundant disgrace to the fool who eats it.
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Did Shirdi Sai Baba eat Nonveg?

Yes, Shirdi Sai Baba was a non vegetarian. How? It is mentioned in Shri Sai Satcharita book -" Baba saw no difference between any two castes and even between beings. He took meat and fish with Fakir but did not grumble, when dogs touched the dishes with their mouth."
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Did Pandavas eat Pandu?

Pandu, while on his deathbed, requested him to eat his flesh so that he could get all his knowledge, and thus Sahadeva was then able to foresee the future with diminished clarity and saved the Pandavas lives on many occasions.
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Does Shivaji Maharaj eat non veg?

Maharashtrians, including certain Bramhin communities, thus, are largely non-vegetarians. Even Shivaji, the cultural symbol of the community, or the Peshwas, were not vegetarians.
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Did Vedic Brahmins eat beef?

Historically, all Indian masses, including the Brahmins, used to eat beef, both in what is called the Vedic and the post-Vedic period.
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