While not as widely discussed as other sacred animals, the cat holds a symbolic place in Hindu culture. Killing a cat is traditionally considered a grave sin. Cats are associated with domestic ...

In Hindu mythology, gods do more than merely walk or fly; they ride animals, each with its own symbolic meaning. These ...

Hindu mythology abounds with animals imbued with divine purpose ... and the guardian deity of Kailash, Shiva's sacred abode. Nandi is mostly portrayed as a young Brahman bull, characterized ...

They [Hindu nationalists] would go and raid goats. A goat is not an animal that is considered sacred necessarily by anybody, but it is known that many slaughter houses and butcheries are owned by ...

The eleven Rudras are in its neck. Lord Vishnu resides in its entire body. Thus, everything that is sacred is in the cow’s body. When a cow can no longer yield milk, we turn it out or sell it.

Hindus consider cows to be sacred animals, representing good fortune. During a housewarming ceremony, a cow is taken inside the home and walked from room to room to bless the house. Andrews loved ...

Animals hold a revered place in the ... in protecting our beliefs and the things that we hold sacred.” Every year, most Indo-Caribbean Hindu households hold a Hanuman puja, praying for ...

the powerful Hindu god of destruction, on the Bagmati riverbanks in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. Lord Shiva is also worshipped as a protector of animals and is depicted with a serpent around ...

a sacred and holy animal to the majority Hindu population, is being protected from slaughter by a growing group of Hindu nationalists. Winner of the Grand Jury prize at the 2022 DOC NYC ...