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Yes indulekhadasi I understand this position but must admit I find ashwamedha sacrifice objectionable even when used properly according to vedic prescription. It just strikes me as ridiculous and cruel on it's face.
What I think we have to understand is that in Lord Ram's time things were a bit different. Food was much scarcer to come by, and thus the consumption of animal flesh (horse in particular) was soemtimes necesarry to survive, hence why such types of yagnas were acceptable back then. Now a days we have the ability to gain enough food that there is no need for such practices. Infact if I remember correctly there was a Smirti (forget what it was called) that states sacrificing horses (which is the one type of sacrifice condoned in the Vedas and Ramayana) is a sin in the age of Kali.

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