A man choked to death while trying to swallow the eyeball of a goat at a small village in India on Thursday.

A 50-year-old man known as Bagar Sai, who belonged to Chhattisgarh region of Surajpur, travelled to Khopa Dham with other people of Madanpur hamlet to sacrifice a goat at a temple after having his desire granted.

After the sacrificial ritual, they all gathered to enjoy a meal. Bagar Sai excitedly picked up one of the goat’s eyeballs from the cooked flesh and as he tried to swallow it, the eyeball got stuck in his throat.

The 50-year-old was rushed to a nearby hospital but he could not survive.