Note 12 — Chapter VIII · TOTEMISM AND FETISHISM.
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The cow, the she-goat, the horse, the deer, peacock, the Tilad or singing sparrow, the goose, the Nāg or snake, the eagle, the elephant and the male monkey are believed to be sacred by all Hindus. Of these, the greatest sanctity attaches to the cow. Her urine is sipped for the atonement of sins. The cow is also revered by the Pārsis.12