Indians consume milk on a daily basis, and the cow as a provider of milk, is equated to one's mother (hence the expression Gomäta = mother cow). Traditionally, Indians had cows in every household. They were part of the family, with names and personalities. Just like one would not hurt/eat their pets, the Indians did not hurt the cows and respected them. The cow has a special role in the Hindu mythologies; Kamadhenu is a wish-fulfilling cow. A cow is also depicted as vehicle of several deities. Many social reform movements in India (Jainism, Buddhism, the Bhakti Movement, Gandhi's non-violent movement) advocated non-violence, and no cruelty to animals. So in India, other animals also (like elephants, mice, monkeys) are considered holy. That said, many ethnic communities do eat beef in India. The cow meat is consumed by Roman Catholics, Anglo-Indians, and several other non-Brahmin Hindu communities. However Slaughter of the cows is banned in several states keeping in view the sentiments of Hindu religion.
Yes. Cows are sacred in India because this is one animal whose every product of giving is useful for the human life, in his day to day living.
The Milk, the milk products, the progenies (Bullocks) as a poor man's utility animal for agriculture or carting, the Urine as a medicine or pesticide, the Gobar (refuse) as an organic fertiliser and even after its death the Skin as leather - every thing is believed to be of highest quality and usefulness.
That is why Cow is worshipped and respected as sacred.
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The cow / bull occupy a special place in Hindu culture. The reverence of the animal has been one of the central themes of Hinduism, since ancient times. The animal is equated to one's mother (hence the expression 'Gaumata'. In Hindu mythology, Kamadhenu, the wish-fulfilling celestial cow, is said to be the mother of all Gods. It is believed that she could grant any wish for the true seeker.
Cow is most commonly associated with Lord Krishna, who is usually depicted as a cowherd. Lord Krishna is also known as Gopala, literally meaning "the protector of cows". The cow is also associated with Lord Shiva, whose vahana (divine vehicle) is a white bull, Nandi. A statue of Nandi is usually seen facing the main shrine in every Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Mattu Pongal (the third day of the harvest festival 'Pongal' in Tamilnadu) is the cattle Thanksgiving. People decorate and worship their cattle on this day.
The tiger holds a place in Indian religion and folklore. The tiger is India's national symbol. Some Indians believe the tiger created rain and can stop drought, others credit it with keeping nightmares away and leading children to safety.
India has more cows than any other country. There are over 280 MILLION (281,700,000) cows in India. That's more than a quarter of the entire world population of cows in JUST ONE COUNT(28.29% to be precise).To put that into perspective the United States has only 96,669,000 cows (less than half the number of cows that India has). The Indian cow population is higher than the American dog and cat populations combined (77.5 million dogs and 93.6 million owned cats).
They are believed to be sacred and have their own rights.
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Cows are not sacred in the USA nor is there any sacred cow. This is only in India, not America. Cows are only sacred in the Hindu religion.
They're considered sacred.
India, where the Hindu religion holds cows to be sacred animals and not to be violated.
Some people believe that cows are sacred in India because they supply most of the necessities for life.
NO religion - particularly those of India - considered cows to be "sacred". Cows are not sacred in India, this is a myth. Many Indians will not eat meat or beef, but that in no way signifies that they worship cows or consider cattle to be anything other that what they would represent to any farmer-based population. In other words, cows are useful beasts of burden which also provide milk etc. They are not worshipped in any way.
Any predominately Hindu country, the only example of which is India.
Because cows are sacred in indian culture / hindu
they are sacred animals there little weird but they are very important
India. Hindus believe cows are sacred, so this answer could mean any Hindu-dominated country.
Sacred Cows was created in 1996.
Cows are one, I know, but I'm not sure if there are more or not. Probably. But cows are considered sacred.
Cows are sacred in India and when you compare the size of the 2 countries yes they probably have, India is about 10 times larger than the Netherlands, however, Dutch cows are bigger, fatter and very , very healthy in comparison.