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- Saints give clarion call to ban cow slaughter by law
Nagpur witnesses grand finale of Gou Gram Yatra - From Virag Pachpore in Nagpur
- THOUSANDS witnessed the Shankaracharyas, saints and leaders from various sects including Islam, giving a clarion call to ban cow slaughter in India by enactment of a law by the Parliament, on the concluding ceremony of 108-day Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra at the historic Reshim Bagh Grounds on the evening of January 17.
The concluding ceremony was marked by the vow administered by none other than the Shankaracharya of Gokarna Peeth Swami Raghaveshwar Bharati to the vast gathering to save cow which he described as very soul of Bharat. - Basappa Swami Nandi (a bull), Peethadhish of Sannakarai Mutt in Doddarasinkare village under Mandya district of Karnataka presided over the function. The Nandiswamy, who is said to have blessed with some divine powers, was the centre of attraction for the past couple of days at the exhibition that preceded the function. He was ceremoniously brought to the dais where he proceeded to the Shankaracharya Raghaveshwar Bharati and bowed to him with tearful eyes. The Acharya fondled him, wiped his tears and then only the Nandiswami occupied his seat at a corner of the dais where he stayed for nearly four and a half hours throughout the meeting. This was probably for the first time in the present history that a bull presided over a public meeting of such a grandeur and significance.
- "This is not the formal end of the yatra. It is the beginning of a movement to protect the cow and its progeny in Bharat," the Shankaracharya said.
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