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By Nanditha Krishna

Animals are worshipped in India in lots of methods: as deities—the elephant-god Ganesha and the monkey-god Hanuman; as avatars—like Vishnu’s fish, tortoise and boar types; and as vahanas—the swan, bull, lion and tiger have been all autos of significant deities and are therefore sacred by way of organization. a few animals, just like the snake, are worshipped out of worry. Birds similar to the crow are linked to the domicile of the lifeless, or the souls of ancestors, whereas the cow’s sanctity may well derive from its fiscal worth. There also are hero-animals, corresponding to the vanaras, and animals which have been totemic symbols of tribes that have been assimilated into Vedic Hinduism.
Sacred Animals of India attracts at the historical spiritual traditions of India—Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism—to discover the customs and practices that engendered the veneration of animals in India. This ebook additionally examines the traditions that gave animals in India defense, and is a reminder of the position of animal species within the earth’s biodiversity.

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Animals are worshipped in India in lots of methods: as deities—the elephant-god Ganesha and the monkey-god Hanuman; as avatars—like Vishnu’s fish, tortoise and boar kinds; and as vahanas—the swan, bull, lion and tiger have been all cars of significant deities and are therefore sacred by means of organization. a few animals, just like the snake, are worshipped out of worry.

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