Why should we worship cow?

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Most rural Indian families have at least
one dairy cow, a gentle spirit who is often
treated as a member of the family and
worshipped. Every Indian believes that the
cow is the repose of all deities. Verses of the
Rigveda refer to the cow as Devi (goddess), identified with Aditi (mother of the gods)
herself. The cow provided an abundance of
important products, including milk, butter
for lamps, and fuel from dried dung. The
importance of the pastoral element in the
social life further reinforced the sanctity of
the cow. The cow remains a protected animal
in Hinduism even today. The five products
(panchagavya) of the cow — milk, curds,
ghee butter, urine and dung — are all used in
puja (worship) as well as in rites of extreme
penance.

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