Slaughtering 45 million turkeys this thanksgiving kind of all right: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_turkey's_are_killed_per_year_in_the_United_State
Though let's not forget that one special turkey that did not end up on a dinner table: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/24/obama-turkey-pardon-thank_n_369516.html
Moral of the story: All the Shankaracharya (or the head of this Nepali temple) needs to do is to set one animal free every year. That will settle all criticism.