Devotees worship over 600 cows at a gaushala in Nepal

Local people and devotees gathered at a gaushala, a traditional shelter for cows, in Beljhundi, Nepal, to perform a collective worship ceremony for over 600 cows.

The ceremony took place on the third day of Yamapanchak during the Gai Tihar festival. Bholanath Yogi, the president of the Yogi Adityanath Foundation, stated that the organization hosts this collective worship every year.

During the event, participants performed a Lakshmi havan, a ritual involving a sacred fire, and various donors provided food for the animals. Yogi explained that the foundation operates the shelter on land rented from a university. He noted that the organization faces constant challenges in securing enough food for the cattle and relies on the support of donors to keep the facility running.