Gai pooja, fourth day of Tihar being celebrated today

Gai (Cow) pooja - the fourth day of the Yamapanchak (Tihar festival) the second biggest festival of Hindu is being celebrated throughout the country Sunday by worshipping cow.

Cows are worshipped as the worldly manifestation of goddess Laxmi (goddess of wealth). Legend has it that gods and goddess reside in each and every cow.

The Gai (Cow) Pooja is considered as worshiping the mother of the universe – the cow.

The Gai Pooja is performed by giving a tika to a cow on her forehead, and a flower garland (leis) on the neck, and offering good meals.

Those performing Gai Pooja place her manure in different parts of the home; drink a drop or two of the cow's urine as a part of a purification process. nepalnews.com pb Oct 22 06

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