दाङको घोराही उपमहानगरपालिका–१४ स्थित स्वर्गद्वारी मन्दिर प्युठानको झिङौरा आश्रममा रहेको गौशालामा तिहारको तेस्रो दिन आज गाईको पूजा गर्दै भक्तजन । स्वर्गद्वारी मन्दिर प्युठानको परम्परा अनुसार औँसीको दिन गाई तथा गोवर्धन पूजा गर्ने परम्परा रहिआएको छ। तस्बिर :कुलदीप न्यौपाने / रासस
On the fifth day of Tihar, also known as Kartik Shukla Pratipada and Yampanchak, people across the country are celebrating Gai Tihar today by worshipping cows and offering them special food.
Honoring the cow has been a Vedic Sanatan tradition since ancient times. Cows are revered as Gaumata (mother cow) because the milk they provide is considered as nourishing as a mother’s milk. Modern science has also acknowledged the importance of cows, stating that a native cow’s hump absorbs energy from the sun and moon, which is then transferred to humans through milk, ghee, and dung, providing strength and vitality.
According to religious belief, worshipping cows and offering them delicious food today brings lifelong purity and blessings. Although some communities in Nepal perform cow worship on the day of Kartik Krishna Aunsi, religious scholar Prof. Toyaraj Neupane explains that according to scriptures, cow worship should be performed at the end of Aunsi and the beginning of Pratipada.
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