They say "You see it in their eyes".
We (My 10 year old daughter and I) spent a couple of hours at the Madhwanarayana Goshaalaa (MG) located near the Muktinaaga temple on the outskirts of Bangalore - en-route to the Big Banyan Tree.
MG is a volunteer-run unit which aims at providing a peaceful life to cattle that are uncared for or those need a safe place after being abandoned or displaced.
They also have a long term goal of breeding most of the Native Indian breeds for preservation purposes.
At this point, they have cattle breeds like Sahiwal (Punjab and Haryana), Baraguru, Hallikar, Malenadu giDDa (all Karnataka) and Amrit mahal. Some of them are rescued, and the rest are bred in house.
The cows were initially cautious with us, watching us, feeling us.
We fed the cows some freshly cut corn stems, which they very happily devoured.
After we hand-fed them, our presence became more acceptable to them - perhaps being convinced of our intentions.
The goshaalaa itself is very well kept with absolutely no stench whatsoever. I was told by the keepers that the dung produced by the native breeds doesn't stink. The cattle are in good health too.
I grew up with cattle being a part of my childhood - so, for me, the connection was instantaneous. It came as a pleasant surprise to me that my city-bred daughter took to them so fondly. We spent a good two enriching hours there.
The place is managed by, as I said, a group of like-minded volunteer friends, who aspire to run it professionally (simply by tracking inflow and outflow).
MG is a part of the Sri Vrindavana Gokula Charitable Trust and PunyakOTi Trust to which donations can be made.
They also are trying to grow their own fodder in available land. They are very welcoming to visitors, so please take some time out to touch base with your Bovine connection which for many, I am sure, will be not very different from the Divine connection.
I have been visiting the gOshaalaa every Sunday now, but today was special. I just broke into a couple of raga based presentations while I was alone with the bovines. Their response was
pointed ears, continuous stare and rapt attention.
A massive Sahiwal breed bull called Ganesha and a Sahiwal cow Madhubaala were the most noteworthy in how they reacted. The bull Ganesha never let me to touch him before this, when the music was on, he drew closer to me and stood still like a statue. They started looking at me very differently after that. This is something beyond words. I must say that all of them didn't seem to be equally responsive, but Madhubaala and Ganesha blessed my Yugaadi today.
Notice the pointed ears:
We (My 10 year old daughter and I) spent a couple of hours at the Madhwanarayana Goshaalaa (MG) located near the Muktinaaga temple on the outskirts of Bangalore - en-route to the Big Banyan Tree.
MG is a volunteer-run unit which aims at providing a peaceful life to cattle that are uncared for or those need a safe place after being abandoned or displaced.
They also have a long term goal of breeding most of the Native Indian breeds for preservation purposes.
At this point, they have cattle breeds like Sahiwal (Punjab and Haryana), Baraguru, Hallikar, Malenadu giDDa (all Karnataka) and Amrit mahal. Some of them are rescued, and the rest are bred in house.
The cows were initially cautious with us, watching us, feeling us.
We fed the cows some freshly cut corn stems, which they very happily devoured.
After we hand-fed them, our presence became more acceptable to them - perhaps being convinced of our intentions.
The goshaalaa itself is very well kept with absolutely no stench whatsoever. I was told by the keepers that the dung produced by the native breeds doesn't stink. The cattle are in good health too.
I grew up with cattle being a part of my childhood - so, for me, the connection was instantaneous. It came as a pleasant surprise to me that my city-bred daughter took to them so fondly. We spent a good two enriching hours there.
The place is managed by, as I said, a group of like-minded volunteer friends, who aspire to run it professionally (simply by tracking inflow and outflow).
MG is a part of the Sri Vrindavana Gokula Charitable Trust and PunyakOTi Trust to which donations can be made.
They also are trying to grow their own fodder in available land. They are very welcoming to visitors, so please take some time out to touch base with your Bovine connection which for many, I am sure, will be not very different from the Divine connection.
I have been visiting the gOshaalaa every Sunday now, but today was special. I just broke into a couple of raga based presentations while I was alone with the bovines. Their response was
A massive Sahiwal breed bull called Ganesha and a Sahiwal cow Madhubaala were the most noteworthy in how they reacted. The bull Ganesha never let me to touch him before this, when the music was on, he drew closer to me and stood still like a statue. They started looking at me very differently after that. This is something beyond words. I must say that all of them didn't seem to be equally responsive, but Madhubaala and Ganesha blessed my Yugaadi today.
Notice the pointed ears:
Video of Ganesha's latest response to a ghazal:
https://www.facebook.com/2133040003638887/videos/2138576729751881/
https://www.facebook.com/2133040003638887/videos/2138575999751954/
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