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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Was Pandavas vegetarian?

Pandavas were Kyastrias and therefore, they are exempted from eating vegetarian food all the time. Matter a fact, in Mahabratha, Duryodhana had hide away at end of the war and it was one of the hunters who given tasks of hunting animals (for food) for Pandavas who spotted Duryodhana and reported to them.
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Did people in Mahabharata eat meat?

Most people did. In fact, even Bramhins used to eat meat in those times.
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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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Does Arjun eat meat?

Arjuna was a Vaishnava an ardent Krishna Bhakta and all Vaishnavas are strict vegetarians. They do not eat tamasic food. Lord Krishna taught Arjuna in Gita that meat is tamasic and should not be eaten and according to Gita Arjuna was Lord Krishna's disciple, and thus obeyed him naturally.
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Did Draupadi eat meat?

During Arjuna's second exile, Draupadi and the remaining Pandavas regularly hunted deer for meat. And Draupadi of pure fame fed her husbands and the Brahmanas, as if she was their mother; and last of all took her food herself.
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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 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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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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What Geeta says about non veg?

The Bhagavad Gita doesn't ban non-veg, but it does encourage harmlessness, when it comes to food. On the other hand, Arjuna was a soldier, and hunting was practiced by soldiers, so presumably Arjuna ate 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 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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Is Hanuman Ji vegetarian?

About hanuman, He is considered as a helping God, and since he was a Monkey God, he was considered a vegetarian.
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Was Lord Rama vegetarian?

Seeking a larger debate on the food habits of mythological personalities and ancestors, Udupi district in-charge Minister Pramod Madhwaraj said on Saturday that Valmiki, Rama and Krishna were non-vegetarians. Speaking after inaugurating the Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti celebrations, Mr.
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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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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 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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Does goddess Kali eat meat?

Lord Siva is also a great Vaishnava and never eats nonvegetarian food, and the goddess Kali accepts the remnants of food left by Lord Siva. Therefore there is no possibility of her eating flesh or fish.”
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Is having non veg eating a sin?

Firstly , eating non veg is not a sin but if it hurts someone's sentiments or believes , then it is sin... I want to say that , if you are belonging to brahmin family or pure veg family , then it may hurt the sentiments of your parents or your family... If you personally like eating non veg , then you can continue...
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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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Does Jesus eat Nonveg?

The Bible does not explicitly state that Jesus ate any meat other than fish, and Webb cites the fact that no lamb is mentioned at the Last Supper as evidence that he did not.
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Does Parvati get periods?

Parvathi 'menstruates' once in two or three months, but devotees say that until a few years ago, it used to be a monthly affair. Advocate Unnikrishnan Nair, a temple historian, says the Chengannur temple is unlike other temples Shiva temples in the state because of the story of its origins.
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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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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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