Hari Raya Korban is celebrated by Muslims as to mark the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim in offering his own son as sacrifice to the God. The offering was actually an ordeal by God as to test Prophet Ibrahim's loyalty and faith in Islam. The sacrifice later changed with cattles as symbol of Muslim's community devotion to Islam.
The men are grouped in smaller groups as they have to work on two big cows. The meats are cut into smaller pieces so that it would be easier to distribute later. The smell of slaughtered flesh and blood is all over the place. Not a great sight for those who couldn’t stand the smell of blood. The meat then divided equally among less fortunate folks.
The pictures are taken under the roof during broad daylight. Hence, I do not used flash during the photo-shooting as the place itself is well lit. Furthermore, I do not want to distract the men in work. I managed to capture the pose of a man holding a butchered cow’s head by requesting nicely to him for the shot. All you need to do is a little hospitality when you wanted something from strangers.
I have lots of fun taking photographs of the ritual as I never seen the actual ‘korban’ or sacrifice's ritual being executed live by Muslims’ community. The informative images are worth shared with other communities who are not familiar with the Muslims’ cultures.
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