Almost all the animals brought to the Deonar Abattoir in Mumbai for the Eid-ul-Azha or Bakrid festival were sold out within the three-day celebration. The Deonar Abattoir, maintained by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and recognised as the largest abattoir in Asia, recorded the sale of 1,68,489 goats and sheep, along with 16,350 buffaloes, the officials said on Monday.

During the festival, in three days, from June 29 to July 1, a total of 177,278 goats and sheep, along with 16,350 buffaloes, were brought to the Deonar Abattoir for the traditional rituals.