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Children drink cow's milk in a rather literal fashion! A cow tied in a cow shed defecates before the kids enter to drink its milk.

Maharashtra·livestock · industry

These cows are made to urinate by rubbing their vulvas and the end product is for medicinal purposes, as seen here in Nagpur.

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Homogenization and pasteurization be damned, these Indian kids drink their mild straight from the cow's udders.

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Strange six legged cow in Delhi! Have you ever seen a cow with six legs? Only in India! If you happen to stay in Delhi then you can actually witness this strange six legged cow on the roads sometime.

livestock · farmland

A cow is held still, while a veterinarian inserts a tube with the bull's sperm in it, to bring about artificial insemination of this cow on a farm in India. For educational and animal husbandry purposes.

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Humans and bovines share corridor space in a Delhi market-place. Not only do cows rub shoulders with us, they dominate our human spaces - such are the numbers to which we have bred them for our own selfish ends...

livestock · industry

The Ayurveda has detailed mention of the importance of Cow's Milk, Curd, Ghee, Urine in the treatment of various human aliments.

Karnataka·livestock

Cattle are considered sacred in world religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and others. Religions in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Israel, ancient Rome, and ancient Germany held similar beliefs.

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As one travels around India, one is greeted by an enormous amount of stimuli - visual, aural, and a multitude of beings. One such is the venerable bovine of India.

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Fedup of being vegetarian now goat wants to eat fish. An unusual or stranger thing you have never seen or come across. A goat eating fish captured on camera.

Rajasthan·livestock · festival

Camel is called the ship of the desert and the camels is also a dear animal among people of Rajasthan. The camel festival is celebrated in many districts of Rajasthan in different ways.

Uttar Pradesh·livestock · highway

Stopping traffic on the Meerut highway on a cold December morning, these Rabari men and women are migrating as a large group towards the Himalayan foot-hills for the winter.

Karnataka·festival · livestock

This largest cattle fair happens at Siddaganga Matha premises, Tumkur, every year during Shivarathri festival. It is going to held every year at the time of Shivarathri festival.

livestock · industry

Swabbing floor of the rooms and courtyards using mud and cow dung is common in Manipur state of North Eastern India. But this practice is no longer prevalent in houses with concrete floors.

Maharashtra·livestock

Go-vigyan Anusandhan Kendra is a registered research and development organisation working in the field of health, agriculture and cattle protection located in Nagpur.

livestock · ceremony

Warning; May have graphic content and may not be suitable for minors. Bulls trample men for supposed good luck on the occasion of Ekadashi in Madhya Pradesh.

wildlife · forest

Man goes running off with elephant on his shoulders after finding it wondering by itself. The baby elephant is assisted and he's given water. The Indian elephant is one of the largest land mammals on Earth.

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Is that the ultimate anthropomorphization of cattle? When cows are so worshipped in India, is it not apt that they even start looking like human beings? Jokes apart, this really did happen in India.

Uttar Pradesh·livestock · festival

A Hindu Sadhu with his five-legged cow at Ardh Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He calls devotees to take blessings from the five-legged cow. He calls the cow an incarnation of Lord Shiva.

Madhya Pradesh·ceremony · livestock

Tradition once again took centre stage in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, when people were trampled by cows on the occasion of Ekadashi.

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Indian people take the cows near the dried grass with the beats of drum and lit up the grass. Cattle can be seen jumping over the fire. The cows wear flower garlands as according to the tradition.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · livestock

An elderly woman performs puja as she holds cow's tail and a priest recites mantras during the puja at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. In the background, man with his shades on, busy on his mobile phone.

ceremony · livestock

In a quirky yet different attempt to spread the message of protecting cows, a group in Bhavnagar Kotiya village in Gujarat conducted a lavish wedding for 'Poonam' the cow and 'Arjun' the bull.