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[[File:Gosala in Guntur, India.jpg|thumb|300px|A goshala at [[Guntur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].]]
'''Gaushalas''' or '''Goshalas''' ({{lang-hi|गौशाला|gauśālā}}) are protective shelters for [[cows]] in [[India]]. Goshalas focus on treating cows well, because of their religious significance in [[Hinduism]] and consequent cultural sensitivity towards their welfare.

== Description ==
Goshala, a [[Sanskrit]] word ("Go" means cow and "Shala" means a shelter place: Go + Shala = shelter for cows), means the abode or [[sanctuary]] for cows, calves and oxen.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-08-17/bangalore/27235240_1_goshala-cattle-fodder |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110154205/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-08-17/bangalore/27235240_1_goshala-cattle-fodder |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-10 |title=300 cattle head for goshala everyday |date=2011-08-17 |work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2013-02-06}}</ref>

[[File:Goshala at Chandigarh.jpg|thumb|Goshala at Chandigarh]]
[[File:Gaushala in Sector 45, Chandigarh.jpg|thumb|Gaushala in Sector 45, Chandigarh]]

== History ==
India's first goshala is thought to have been established in [[Rewari]] by Raja Rao Yudhishter Singh Yadav.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020428/ncr1.htm |title=In stoic silence, historical tanks of Rewari await tourists |first=Nawal Kishore |last=Rastogi |work=[[Tribune India]] |date=2002-04-27 |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref><ref name="Mittal1986">{{cite book|author=Satish Chandra Mittal|title=Haryana, a Historical Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2RKTigrrP1cC&pg=PP4|year=1986|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri|pages=4–|id=GGKEY:WZ4ZX97B5N2}}</ref> There are now goshalas all over India.

The first ''Gaurakshini sabha'' ([[cow protection movement|cow protection society]]) was established in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in 1882.<ref>''The Making of an Indian Metropolis, Colonial governance and public culture in Bombay, 1890/1920'', Prashant Kidambi, p. 176, {{ISBN|978-0-7546-5612-8}}.</ref> The movement spread rapidly all over [[North India]] and to [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]], [[Madras Presidency|Madras presidencies]] and other [[Central Provinces|central provinces]]. The organization rescued wandering cows and reclaimed them to groom them in places called gaushalas. Charitable networks developed all through [[North India]] to collect rice from individuals, pool the contributions, and re-sell them to fund the ''gaushalas''. Signatures, up to 350,000 in some places, were collected to demand a ban on cow sacrifice.<ref name="Vishnu pp. 67-69">''Vishnu's crowded temple, India since the great rebellion'', pp. 67-69, Maria Misra, 2008, Yale University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-300-13721-7}}.</ref> Between 1880 and 1893, hundreds of ''gaushalas'' were opened.<ref name="ChapISec10">{{cite web|url=http://www.dahd.nic.in/dahd/reports/report-of-the-national-commission-on-cattle/chapter-i-introduction.aspx#item10|title=Report of the National Commission on Cattle - Chapter I (10. Beginning of mass protests against cow-killings)|publisher=Dahd.nic.in|accessdate=10 November 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927072033/http://www.dahd.nic.in/dahd/reports/report-of-the-national-commission-on-cattle/chapter-i-introduction.aspx#item10|archivedate=27 September 2013}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> Today, [[Punjab Gaushala Mahasangh]] coordinates these activities in the Punjab.

=== United Kingdom ===
The UK's only Goshala is ''New Gokul'', located at the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] temple in [[Bhaktivedanta Manor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.iskcon.org/grand-opening-of-the-five-star-hilton-for-krishna-cows,2298/ |title=Grand Opening Of The Five Star Hilton For Krishna Cows |publisher=[[ISKCON News]] |date=2010-11-12 |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vina.cc/news/index.php/General/New-Gokul.html |title=New Farm Complex at Bhaktivedanta Manor |first=Radha Mohan |last=Das |publisher=Vina.cc |date=2010-11-13 |accessdate=2014-01-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106214903/http://www.vina.cc/news/index.php/General/New-Gokul.html |archivedate=2014-01-06 }}</ref>

=== United States of America ===
The [[United States]]'s first Goshala started at Gita Nagari Farm and Sanctuary, located in [[Port Royal, Pennsylvania]].<ref>http://www.theyogafarm.com/2016/05/working-farm-retreats-at-gita-nagari.html</ref><ref>http://btg.krishna.com/bovinely-inspired-new-vrindabans-care-cows</ref> Another major Goshala is operating in [[Florida]] under the name International Society for Cow Protection (ISCOWP).<ref>http://www.iscowp.org</ref> In 2005, students from the [[University of Memphis]], [[Tennessee]] established a non-profit organization to protect pure-breed cows imported from India.<ref>https://gaushalausa.org/about.html</ref> Lakshmi Cow Sanctuary is located in [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref>http://www.cowprotection.com</ref> There is a cow protection farm in [[New Talavana]], [[Mississippi]].<ref>https://newtalavana.org/farm/</ref> A goshala in [[Arizona]] was established on April 7, 2010, in [[Maricopa, Arizona|Maricopa]], and later moved to [[San Tan Valley]] from February 1, 2012.<ref>https://issuu.com/timespub/docs/1016_se_mesa_book/1?e=8633901/39735650</ref><ref>https://www.https {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/ |date=2013-08-19 }}://www.facebook.com/GOSHALA-Save-The-Mother-Cow-156498881099185/?fref=ts</ref>

== Government support ==
Between 2014 and 2016 the Indian government spent {{INR}}5.8 billion (US$87 million) on cow shelters.<ref name=Bloomb1>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-17/cow-urine-can-sell-for-more-than-milk-in-india |title=Cow urine can sell for more than milk in India |publisher=Bloomberg.com |date=2016-07-18 |accessdate=2016-09-18}}</ref>

To prevent unproductive cows being sent to the [[abattoir]], the government started the Rashtriya Gokul Mission in mid-2014, a national program that involves constructing havens for retired cows. Proceeds from the animals' bodily waste are intended to pay for their upkeep. In May 2016, the Indian national government held an inaugural national conference on goshalas.

==Other Sources of Income==
Donations and tourist events are often important to support the goshalas. For this reason some goshalas are even linked to their own [[Ashram]], offering [[Yoga]] and music lessons.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Shaktidarshan Yogashram|url=https://saveindiancows.org/shaktidarshan-yogashram/#|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref> The offers of smaller enterprises may include workshops, visits and even retreats, aiming at tourists, interested in spiritualiy, alternative medicine etc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Experience Dharma Farms|url=https://www.dharmafarms.com/what-we-do|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Cow protection movement]], India
* [[Cattle slaughter in India]]
* [[Cattle in religion]]
*[[Jainism]]
* [[Hinduism]]
* [[Brahman (cattle)|Brahman]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Hinduism and cattle]]
[[Category:Animal shelters]]
[[Category:Hindu architecture]]
[[Category:Hindu traditions]]
[[Category:Hindi words and phrases]]
[[Category:Animal welfare and rights in India]]
[[Category:Cattle welfare organisations based in India]]

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