Watch: Khammam farmer celebrates cow’s baby shower, birthday with traditional ceremony

A farmer's family in Khammam uniquely celebrated their cow Urvasi's baby shower and birthday, highlighting the cultural significance of cows in rural life

Khammam: Showing their love and care for their cow in a unique way, a farmer’s family in the district has celebrated a baby shower ceremony as well as her birthday in a traditional manner.

The farmer, Chintala Lingeshwara Rao of Lachagudem in Chintakani mandals owns a nearly three-year-old cow, which was born on January 19, 2022. The cow, an Ongole breed, named ‘Urvasi’, is in her ninth month of pregnancy.

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To celebrate both the occasions the farmer’s family organised a ceremony at their residence in their village.

The farmer’s wife Nagalakshmi, and daughters Niharika and Mounika offered sweets, fruits as well as a new saree to the cow decorated with turmeric, kumkum, and flowers besides offering ‘harati’ and broke a coconut as a mark of reverence.

Speaking to Telangana Today, Lingeshwara Rao informed that Urvasi was born to a cow they had in the past.

Though he is not engaged in large-scale dairy farming, he just wants to have a cow in the house because of its religious significance and also because he loves cows.

He further stated that 10 to 15 years ago, every household in the villages used to have at least five to six cows or buffaloes. But the situation has changed and many families do not show interest in rearing cattle now.

Urvasi too has an interesting story behind her birth as her mother gave birth to her through artificial insemination (AI).

The semen used for the purpose was taken from the bull featured in Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna’s starrer ‘Akhanda’ movie.

The semen was procured from ABC Semen Station located at Veeravalli village of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

Though Urvasi is not a pure Ongole breed, her features resemble the cows of the same breed. The name Urvasi was given as she looked pretty when born, the farmer explained.

Lingeshwara Rao, who grows Thai variety guava in his one-acre farm field at the village, said that he uses the cow’s urine and dung to prepare ‘Panchamrutam’ to nourish the field through the drip system.

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