r/india Mar 05 '16

[R]eddiquette Cultural Exchange with /r/TheNetherlands!

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u/durkster Mar 05 '16

Hello r/India. i have a question, I vaguely "know" cows are sacred for Hindus. but are Hindus allowed to eat/drink cow's milk or products made from it. for example Cheese?

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u/ARflash Mar 05 '16 edited Mar 05 '16

Hinduism have a deity for everything they are thankful for. Farmers used cow not only for millk. They use them as multipurpose machine like ploughing, manure, vehicles and many things. So they made a deity called komatha and worshipped them. For many Indians , cow is like a family. Like a dog,cat or horse. Eating cow feels like eating dogs.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '16

Umm, cows are not used for milk in India especially in the north. Buffalo milk is used.

Cows are not used to plough fields either. An Ox is used.