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Cows
are considered to be the soul of Hindu culture. They are pure and
revered and are worshipped in India just like any other Hindu god and
scriptures. It is believed that all the gods and goddess reside inside a
cow, and thus, hold a special place in Hindu culture. According to the
Hindu scriptures, cows are the mother of all species and every Hindu
possess a respect for her. Cow is considered to be the owner of the
divine qualities and is similar to goddess earth. Special pujas and
saatsangs are organized in the evening inI temples around the country.
On
this day devotees bathe and clean the cows early in the morning. There
is a tradition of decorating and worshipping cows along with their calf
on this day. Cows are worshipped in the morning with incense, flowers,
roli, jaggery, fragrance, clothes, rice and water followed by performing
the aarti. Many people give gifts to the herders a well. By doing all
this devotee gets a prosperous and a happy life.
There is a
tradition of worshipping cows on Gopastami festival according to the
ancient scriptures. The cows are worshipped on the Kartik shukla paksha
and decorated with flowers. The devotee should walk a mile after doing
the parikrama. In the evening the cow returns home and is worshipped
with panchopchar and returns home and worshipped. After that the soil
beneath the cow’s feet is applied on the forehead and food items are
offered to her. On the auspicious festival of Gopashtami, people visit
the cattle farms or the herders and offer their prayers to cows with
diya, jiggery, flowers, gangajal, etc, Females worship Lord Krishna
before cows and apply tilak on the forehead of the cows. Cows are fed
green peas, jiggery etc. by the devotees. Many religious people donate
food and other items in the cattle farm.
This is observed in
Jagannath temple Puri and in "Goshalas" maintained by the religious
society. This is purely religious function.
Gopastami and Go
Puja are celebrated with utmost fervor in all Krishna temples in India
and abroad. Mayapur temple, Vrindavan Banke Bihariji Temple, Mathura Sri
Krishna Mandir, Swarkadish temple in Dwarka, and Nathdwara Shreenathji
temple are the most popular temples to visit during Gopastami festival.
In Mayapur temple, on this festive day Maha Yagna and Charan Darshan of
Srimati Radharani are held. This day Krishna was named Govinda.
Gopashtami Festival गोपाष्टमी पूजा विधि & कथा | gopashtami katha & Puja Vidhi in Hindi
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