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dated July 3, 1958: Care of cows

His Holiness Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam in a message on July 1, on the occasion of Vyasa Puja, laid emphasis on “Go Samrakshana” and said: “Though we have a tradition of worshipping the cow, most of us do not care for the cows in the proper manner. If our people will only take a little trouble to preserve kitchen garbage in a sanitary place and if an organisation like the Pinjrapole or a group of cow-owners can arrange to come round daily and collect fodder for the cows from housewives, hotel keepers and hostel authorities, the amount of fodder that will be thus available to our cows will be considerable. This small thoughtful action in our homes, hostels and hotels will go a great way to provide for the cows and augment the cattle wealth of our country. In addition to serving to removing the slur on our nation that we do not care for our cows, it will also obtain for us untold religious merit by the performance of this holy duty.”

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