ನರ್ಮದಾ · Desi
Narmada
- Female
- Young cow
Narmada is female — three years old. Her mother is Bhairavi. She is not yet a mother herself.
- Sex Female
- This is Young cow
- Age 3 years
- Mother Bhairavi
- Timeline Diary begins here
- Home Ruju Yogi Gaushale Thinakallu Village
- Seva Karta Has a Seva Karta
- Walks withDeepika
Deepika already adopted Narmada. A shared adoption means you may still adopt Narmada too.
Her life at the Gaushale
The story of Narmada
Narmada is a young female cow, three years old. Her mother is Bhairavi. Her sister Gange is still a calf. Her brother Vaktavya is two.
Narmada is no longer a nursing calf, and she is not yet a mother. She grows in the same pasture where she was born.
Deepika already walks with her. More Seva Kartas may still walk with her too.
Deepika walks with Narmada. More Seva Kartas may still walk with her too.
From the Gaushale
Timeline of Narmada
One public diary. Every update from the Gaushale stays here as history, so anyone can follow Narmada.
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Diary
The first note is yet to be written
The Gaushale will add each visit, pairing, and quiet day here. This is where the history of Narmada will live.
What the monthly gift does
A name that returns
₹2,100 each month is Gau Seva for Narmada — fodder, water, shelter, and dawn Gau Pooja. You’ll be one of about 7 people who look after her. Over a year that is ₹25,200: nearly two months of her fodder, recorded in your name.
- Most of every rupee is fodder — the day’s grasa.
- The rest holds shelter, water, and daily Gau Pooja for the herd.
Most Seva Kartas begin with a share. Full care is ₹15,000 a month if you wish to carry her alone.
A day in Thinakallu
Narmada’s daily rhythm
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Dawn
Gau Pooja
The day begins with worship — tilak, mantra, and a folded-hand greeting — before any manger is filled.
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Morning
Grasa — the sacred mouthful
Fodder is offered with sankalpa. ₹500 provides one full day of feed for one Gau Mata.
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Midday
Orchard shade and water
Calves and adults rest under mango trees. Water, watching, and quiet company — not a dairy schedule.
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Evening
Pasture and shelter
The herd moves through the Thinakallu pasture and returns to shelter as the hill goes gold.
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.
When you adopt Narmada, your name returns beside her each month — the same Gau Palana the scriptures praise.
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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.
Photographs from the Gaushale
See Narmada
Family of the orchard
Narmada’s family
Each card is labeled — mother, son, daughter, or the father of a calf on the way.
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 Gange
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 Vaktavya
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 BhairaviThe rest of the herd
Others in our care
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 Saraswati
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 Vaishnavi
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 YamunaBefore you begin
Adoption questions
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.