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President Paudel offers worship to cow

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: President Ram Chandra Paudel has offered worship to the cow today on the third day of the five-day Tihar festival. The cow which symbolizes Laxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, is worshiped on the third day of Tihar festival, the second biggest festival of Nepali Hindus.
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KATHMANDU, Nov 13: President Ram Chandra Paudel has offered worship to the cow today on the third day of the five-day Tihar festival. The cow which symbolizes Laxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, is worshiped on the third day of Tihar festival, the second biggest festival of Nepali Hindus.


The Head-of-the-State offered worship to the cow as per the tradition and garlanded it, and fed it fruits and delicacies at a religious function organized at the President House, Shital Niwas. 


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The cow is sacred for the Hindus and is worshiped as per the religious belief that we get love from her like a mother. The day today is also locally called Gai Tihar. The cow is garlanded and fed various delicacies.


Worshiping cows as sacred is a tradition since ancient Vedic times. Cows are revered as cow mothers because the milk given by cows is as nutritious as the milk given by human mothers.

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