Gau Mata Seva · Chintamani
Adopt a cow.
Be her Gau Palak —
from wherever you are.
Choose one Desi cow at Ruju Yogi Gaushale and become her Seva Karta. From ₹1,500 a month you fund her fodder, shelter, and dawn Gau Pooja — and follow her life in the orchard at Thinakallu.
The scriptures praise this as Gau Palana — a living Go-Dana, offered with your sankalpa.
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A simple vow
How adoption works
This is not ownership. It is Nitya Gau Seva — a monthly name beside one manger at Sri Ruju Yogi Vadiraja Mandira & Gaushale.
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Step 1
Choose Gau Mata
Meet the herd by family. See who is male or female, who is a mother, and — when a cow is pregnant — that Arjuna is the father of that unborn calf.
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Step 2
Begin monthly seva
Set Autopay for her fodder and care. Your sankalpa is recorded in your name.
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Step 3
Follow her rhythm
See how her day is lived — Gau Pooja, feed, shade, and shelter — on her page.
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Step 4
Receive her photographs
Her profile carries real Gaushale photographs. Visit Thinakallu whenever you can.
Why this seva matters
Rig Veda 8.101.15
माता रुद्राणां दुहिता वसूनां स्वसादित्यानाममृतस्य नाभिः
The cow is the mother of the Rudras, the daughter of the Vasus, the sister of the Adityas, and the navel of immortality.
Gau Grasa is one sacred mouthful. Adoption is Gau Palana — you become Seva Karta and return to the same cow each month. The scriptures praise the lifelong care of Gau Mata as among the highest forms of dharma. Tradition treats sponsoring her upkeep at a Gaushala as the living form of Go-Dana: not a single gift, but seva that continues, recorded in your name.
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Nitya Gau Seva
A monthly sankalpa in your name, beside one living Gau Mata.
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Gau Palana
Continuous care — fodder, shelter, and dawn Gau Pooja — not a one-day offering.
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Go-Dana, lived monthly
Tradition treats the upkeep of a cow at a Gaushala as the merit of giving a cow.
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Seva of Vishnu
The Mahabharata teaches that Vishnu dwells with the cow. Serving her is described as worship.
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Pitru tarpana
Serving Gau Mata is described as a way of honouring ancestors.
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Walk with one Gau Mata
You walk with one Gau Mata at Thinakallu — her name, her story, her life — not an anonymous gift.
Scriptural references describe traditional guidance about the blessing (phala) of this seva. They are not promises of specific worldly outcomes.
Cows in our care
Choose a Gau Mata to walk with
21 cows of the orchard, drawn as a family tree. Each mother stands above her children. When she is pregnant, the tree names Arjuna as the father of that unborn calf.
Family · mother is pregnant
Bhairavi’s family
Bhairavi is the mother of this family. Her children: Gange, Vaktavya, Narmada. Bhairavi is pregnant — 2 months along · The father of the unborn calf is Arjuna.
Mother

ಭೈರವಿ
Bhairavi
₹2,100 / month
- Mother of Gange, Narmada, Vaktavya
- 2 months along · father Arjuna
- Female
- Mother cow
- Pregnant
- Her children
- Gange (daughter), Narmada (daughter), Vaktavya (son)
- Pregnant
- 2 months along
- Father of the unborn calf
- Arjuna
Bhairavi is female — a mother cow, seven years old. She is pregnant, two months along. The father of the unborn calf is Arjuna.
Adopt BhairaviHer daughter

ಗಂಗೆ
Gange
₹1,500 / month
- Daughter of Bhairavi
- Female
- Female calf
- Mother
- Bhairavi
Gange is female — a four-month-old calf. Her mother is Bhairavi. On 21 September the Gaushale gave her a de-worming injection.
Adopt GangeHer son

ವಕ್ತವ್ಯ
Vaktavya
₹1,500 / month
- Son of Bhairavi
- Male
- Young male
- Mother
- Bhairavi
Vaktavya is male — two years old. His mother is Bhairavi. His sisters are Gange and Narmada. On 21 September the Gaushale gave him a de-worming injection.
Adopt VaktavyaHer daughter

₹2,100 / month
- Daughter of Bhairavi
- Female
- Young cow
- Mother
- Bhairavi
Narmada is female — three years old. Her mother is Bhairavi. She is not yet a mother herself.
Join NarmadaOn the way
A family of the orchard
Shruti’s family
Shruti is the mother of this family. Her children: Yamuna.
Mother

ಶ್ರುತಿ
Shruti
₹1,500 / month
- Mother of Yamuna
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Mother cow
- Gau Dana
- Her children
- Yamuna (daughter)
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Shruti is female — a young mother, two years old. Her daughter is Yamuna. On 15 June 2026 Sri Ravindra and Family offered them as Gau Dana Seva, together with Smriti and Saraswati.
Adopt ShrutiHer daughter

ಯಮುನಾ
Yamuna
₹1,500 / month
- Daughter of Shruti
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Female calf
- Gau Dana
- Mother
- Shruti
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Yamuna is female — a four-month-old calf. Her mother is Shruti. On 15 June 2026 she arrived with her mother as Gau Dana Seva, offered by Sri Ravindra and Family.
Adopt YamunaA family of the orchard
Smriti’s family
Smriti is the mother of this family. Her children: Saraswati.
Mother

ಸ್ಮೃತಿ
Smriti
₹1,500 / month
- Mother of Saraswati
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Mother cow
- Gau Dana
- Her children
- Saraswati (daughter)
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Smriti is female — a young mother, two years old. Her daughter is Saraswati. On 15 June 2026 Sri Ravindra and Family offered them as Gau Dana Seva, together with Shruti and Yamuna.
Adopt SmritiHer daughter

ಸರಸ್ವತಿ
Saraswati
₹1,500 / month
- Daughter of Smriti
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Female calf
- Gau Dana
- Mother
- Smriti
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Saraswati is female — a four-month-old calf. Her mother is Smriti. On 15 June 2026 she arrived with her mother as Gau Dana Seva, offered by Sri Ravindra and Family.
Adopt SaraswatiA family of the orchard
Kaveri’s family
Kaveri is the mother of this family. Her children: Vaishnavi.
Mother

ಕಾವೇರಿ
Kaveri
₹2,100 / month
- Mother of Vaishnavi
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Mother cow
- Gau Dana
- Her children
- Vaishnavi (daughter)
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Kaveri is female — a mother cow, six years old. Her daughter is Vaishnavi. On 23 July 2026 Sri Dwarakanath and Family offered them as Gau Dana Seva.
Adopt KaveriHer daughter

ವೈಷ್ಣವಿ
Vaishnavi
₹1,500 / month
- Daughter of Kaveri
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Female calf
- Gau Dana
- Mother
- Kaveri
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Vaishnavi is female — a four-month-old calf. Her mother is Kaveri. On 23 July 2026 she arrived with her mother as Gau Dana Seva, offered by Sri Dwarakanath and Family.
Adopt VaishnaviA family of the orchard
Payaswini’s family
Payaswini is the mother of this family. Her children: Jayaprada. She is not pregnant.
Mother

ಪಯಸ್ವಿನಿ
Payaswini
₹2,100 / month
- Mother of Jayaprada
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Mother cow
- Gau Dana
- Her children
- Jayaprada (daughter)
- With the herd bull
- Brought to Arjuna on 18 September 2026 — not confirmed pregnant
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Payaswini is female — a mother cow, four years old. Her daughter is Jayaprada. They were received as Gau Dana. She is not pregnant. On 18 September the Gaushale brought her to Arjuna.
Adopt PayaswiniHer daughter

ಜಯಪ್ರದಾ
Jayaprada
₹1,500 / month
- Daughter of Payaswini
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Female calf
- Gau Dana
- Mother
- Payaswini
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Jayaprada is female — a five-month-old calf. Her mother is Payaswini. They were received as Gau Dana. On 21 September she was too weak to stand. Electrolytes and a little steroid brought her back; she began to take fodder.
Adopt JayapradaA family of the orchard
Sindhu’s family
Sindhu is the mother of this family. Her children: Lakshmi.
Mother

ಸಿಂಧು
Sindhu
₹2,100 / month
- Mother of Lakshmi
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Mother cow
- Gau Dana
- Her children
- Lakshmi (daughter)
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Sindhu is female — a mother cow, six years old. Her daughter is Lakshmi. On 15 August 2026 Smt Prabha Dwarakanath offered them as Gau Dana Seva.
Adopt SindhuHer daughter

ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ
Lakshmi
₹1,500 / month
- Daughter of Sindhu
- Came to the Gaushale as Gau Dana
- Female
- Female calf
- Gau Dana
- Mother
- Sindhu
- Came as
- Gau Dana
Lakshmi is female — a six-month-old calf. Her mother is Sindhu. On 15 August 2026 she arrived with her mother as Gau Dana Seva, offered by Smt Prabha Dwarakanath. On 21 September the Gaushale gave her a de-worming injection.
Adopt LakshmiFamily · mother is pregnant
Godavari’s family
Godavari is the mother of this family. Her children: Gavya. Godavari is pregnant — 6 months along · The father of the unborn calf is Arjuna.
Mother

ಗೋದಾವರಿ
Godavari
₹2,100 / month
- Mother of Gavya
- 6 months along · father Arjuna
- Female
- Mother cow
- Pregnant
- Her children
- Gavya (son)
- Pregnant
- 6 months along
- Father of the unborn calf
- Arjuna
Godavari is female — a mother cow, seven years old. She is pregnant, six months along. The father of the unborn calf is Arjuna.
Adopt GodavariHer son

ಗವ್ಯ
Gavya
₹1,500 / month
- Son of Godavari
- Male
- Young male
- Mother
- Godavari
Gavya is male — one year old. His mother is Godavari. On 21 September the Gaushale gave him a de-worming injection.
Adopt GavyaOn the way
Family · mother is pregnant
Bharati’s family
Bharati is the mother of this family. Her children: Gopi, Laatavya. Bharati is pregnant — 5 months along · The father of the unborn calf is Arjuna.
Mother

₹2,100 / month
- Mother of Gopi, Laatavya
- 5 months along · father Arjuna
- Female
- Mother cow
- Pregnant
- Her children
- Gopi (son), Laatavya (son)
- Pregnant
- 5 months along
- Father of the unborn calf
- Arjuna
Bharati is female — a mother cow, ten years old. She is pregnant, five months along. The father of the unborn calf is Arjuna.
Join BharatiHer son

ಗೋಪಿ
Gopi
₹1,500 / month
- Son of Bharati
- Male
- Young male
- Mother
- Bharati
Gopi is male — one year old. His mother is Bharati. On 21 September the Gaushale gave him a de-worming injection.
Adopt GopiHer son

ಲಾತವ್ಯ
Laatavya
₹1,500 / month
- Son of Bharati
- Male
- Young male
- Mother
- Bharati
Laatavya is male — three years old. His mother is Bharati. His brother is Gopi.
Adopt LaatavyaOn the way
Also in the herd
Growing into the herd
Not yet a mother — a young cow of the orchard.
Daughter

ಕಪಿಲಾ
Kapila
₹2,100 / month
- Female
- Young cow
Kapila is female — three years old. She is not yet a mother.
Adopt KapilaThe herd’s bull
Arjuna — the herd’s bull
Arjuna is male. He is the father of the calves now on the way. The pregnant mothers above are carrying his calves.
The herd’s bull

ಅರ್ಜುನ
Arjuna
₹2,500 / month
- Male
- Bull
- Father of calves on the way
- Bharati (5 months), Bhairavi (2 months), Godavari (6 months)
Arjuna is male — the herd’s bull, eight years old. He is the father of the calves Godavari, Bharati, and Bhairavi are carrying.
Adopt ArjunaNo cows match that filter. Show all to see the full herd.
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You can still feed the herd today.
A one-time Gau Grasa offering of ₹500 is one full day of fodder for one Gau Mata, given with your sankalpa. Larger gifts extend that care across more days. Same Gaushale. Same books.
Common questions
Adopt a cow — FAQ
What does “adopt a cow” mean at Ruju Yogi Gaushale?
Adoption is a sacred monthly seva, not a transfer of ownership. Gau Mata remains at Sri Ruju Yogi Vadiraja Mandira & Gaushale for life. You become her Seva Karta: your name is recorded, and your monthly gift funds fodder, water, shelter, and daily Gau Pooja.
How do I tell who is male, female, a mother, or pregnant?
Every card and profile leads with those facts. Female or Male is the first chip. Mother cow, male calf, or bull tells you the role. Pregnant is written in those words — not as a hint. If a cow is pregnant, the page names the months and says the father of the unborn calf is Arjuna. That cow is the mother. Her children already born are listed as son or daughter.
Who is Arjuna?
Arjuna is male — the herd’s bull at Thinakallu. He is the father of the calves Godavari, Bharati, and Bhairavi are carrying. On 18 September 2026 the Gaushale also brought Payaswini to him; she is not confirmed pregnant. Adopting Arjuna funds a heavier monthly share of fodder for the bull who sires this orchard’s next calves.
What are the spiritual benefits of adopting a cow?
Adoption is Gau Palana — monthly care of one Gau Mata. The Rig Veda praises the cow as sacred. The Mahabharata and Puranas describe Gau Seva as among the highest dharmas, and tradition treats sponsoring a cow’s upkeep at a Gaushala as the living form of Go-Dana. Scriptural references describe traditional guidance about the blessing (phala) of this seva. They are not promises of specific worldly outcomes.
How much does it cost to adopt a cow?
A shared monthly adoption starts at ₹1,500 for a calf and ₹2,100 for an adult. That is monthly care for one cow — fodder, water, shelter, and dawn Gau Pooja. Over a year, ₹2,100 a month is ₹25,200: nearly two months of an adult cow’s fodder, given in your name. About seven shared Seva Kartas keep one adult Gau Mata. Full monthly care is ₹15,000 if you wish to carry her yourself. You can cancel Autopay at any time from UPI.
Is this the same as Gau Grasa Seva?
Gau Grasa is a single offering — ₹500 feeds one cow for one day, or a larger amount for more days. Adoption is the same Gau Seva given a name and a monthly rhythm: your name returns beside one cow. Both reach the same Gaushale.
What is Gau Dana Seva, and how is it different from adopting a cow?
Gau Dana is the traditional gift of a Desi cow with her calf to the Gaushale — a Godana offering booked as a temple seva. Several mothers here, including Shruti, Smriti, Kaveri, Sindhu, and Payaswini, arrived that way with their daughters. Adoption is different: you become Seva Karta for a cow who already lives at Thinakallu, and your monthly gift funds her fodder and Gau Pooja. You may do either, or both.
Will I receive a receipt?
Yes. Ruju Yogi Foundation is a registered 12A trust (NGO Darpan KA/2025/0630087). Offerings made through this page are recorded, and a receipt is sent to the email you enter at checkout. We do not have 80G.
Can I visit the cow I adopt?
Yes. Devotees are welcome at Sri Ruju Yogi Vadiraja Mandira & Gaushale, Thinakallu Village, Ambaji Durga Hobili, Chintamani, Karnataka 563125, daily from 6 AM to 9 PM. Call +91 99001 08151 for directions.
If someone already adopted a cow, can I still adopt her?
Yes. Adoption is shared monthly care for one cow, not exclusive ownership. When someone already walks with her, you may still join as a Seva Karta.
Do you rescue injured roadside cattle?
Ruju Yogi Gaushale is the cow sanctuary of the mandira — a place of Gau Seva for indigenous Desi cattle, including Gir cows and calves, kept for dharma rather than dairy. Care is personal, identified, and lifelong. It is not a commercial gaushala and not a municipal pound.
Can I see how the offering is used?
Yes. Open books for the Foundation — including Gau Grasa names and yearly expenses — are on the Transparency page. Offerings and expenses are one Foundation total from one Trust account.
