Worship of Cows Performed on Fourth Day of Tihar

Kathmandu. On the fourth day of Tihar, also known as Yamapanchak, cows were worshipped today. According to the scriptural method, only local breed cows should be used for worship. The Vedic Sanatan tradition of worshipping local breed cows as sacred has been in practice since ancient times. In our society, cows are worshipped as mothers.

The tradition of respecting cows as 'Gaumata' began because the milk given by cows is as nutritious as a mother's milk. Modern science has proven the importance of cows, stating that the 'juro' in local breed cows absorbs energy from the sun and moon, and provides strength to humans through their milk, urine, and dung.