A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s2.67

c21.s2.67

Still going forward, passing to the other gate you see two temples connected with it, one on each side, and at the door of one of these they kill every day many sheep; for in all the city they do not kill any sheep for the use of the heathen (Hindus), or for sale in the markets, except at the gate of this pagoda. Of their blood they make sacrifices to the idol that is in the temple. They leave the heads to him, and for each sheep they give a *saco* (*chakram*), which is a coin like a *cartilha* (*quartilha*—a farthing).