did u ever had a problem with a cow?

ak973

I remember one hilarious moment when we had been to Indore in 1996. I and a few friend of ours were strolling in the main bazaar of Indore. It is famous for its eateries (perhaps sarafa bazaar ?? ). We were having a good time as there were some locals who had befriended us and were showing us around the place. Then we saw this huge bull standing in a corner of the street. Unknown to the fact that the bull can charge u if u touch him or go near him, one of our friends went and posed besides the bull. The bull went mad and started chasing our friend. There was a frenzy in the bazaar and in order to save him from being gored, we were also forced to intervene and amidst our whoops of laughter and other shopkeepers' help, we managed to escape the wrath of the bull.

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Dav

I once saw a guy who was sunbaking on the beach on Little Vagator (Goa) wake up as a cheeky young bull walked directly over the top of him. The bull was careful enough to not actually step on him, but you should have seen this guy S**t himself.

The same little bull used to knock off our breakfast from the beachside tables mid meal.

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beach

Not exactly a bovine, but these guys used to create some traffic blocks. No traffic rules apply to them. We’ve to just stop the vehicle till they cross. They just rub and pass with their woolen body, a bit scary but no harm. I like it

The only time they go mad is when they see a similar herd coming in the opposite direction. The crossing is a fun worth a watching. It’s more like two battalions of infantry colliding with battle cry and their captions shout at their top of the lungs.

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phantom

I remember once while in Benaras, I was going for a midnight "chai" near Lanka on my cycle when suddenly an electricity shutdown happen and it was dark everywhere.. not anything to be seen.. and next moment my cycle hit something, i flew in the air and half landed on something soft... and surprisingly electricity came back at that moment and i found myself lying in the lap of a cow.. This whole incident didn't took more than 1 min. and it looked like some kinda divine intervention.. and to top it all the cow seemed unperturbed by all this.

Maz 1979

We never had any problems, i was butted by a young male in Rishikesh but he never hurt me and it was funny.

The funniest moment was one cow in Bikaner, it ever so casually stuck it's head in a carrier bag which was on the handle bars of a motorbike and started eating away. I wonder what the owner thought when he came back and his groceries had been scoffed?

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beach

No fools would hang a bag of grocery or vegetables on a bike a go elsewhere. Cows are as mischievous as monkeys in stealing eatables. The later is a bit cunning though.

timmy

You'd think. As spotted outside a shop in Ooty.

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Ikuru

verry nice!

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timmy

One thing I (eventually) learned in India... always carry your camera. ALWAYS.

It doesn't matter if you're going to be on a train or just off to the Internet cafe... You have no idea how many times I kicked myself because I'd packed my camera deep in my backpack or left it at the hotel.

Anyway I must upload my pics from this latest trip to the gallery... the prints I got look decidedly average, but on the computer they have better contrast and colour depth so I will post them after all.

snowcrab

I found in India the cows are pretty mello, will move out of your way quite peacefully. The ones you have to watch out for are buffalos, very stubborn. Our rickshaw driver had to dodge one who figured he had the right of way, very expert driving. Donkeys just stay where they are, middle of the road, wherever, and make you drive around them.

nedhopkins

After visiting Jaipur's Monkey Temple, my autorickshaw driver suggested I could build even more "good karma" by feeding my remaining peanuts to a group of cows we met near the main road back to the city. When the peanuts ran out, the cows began to crowd me. I started backing up to get into the vehicle when a black bull emerged from between two of the cows and nonchalantly stabbed me in the groin.

I fell to the ground as my driver rushed over, swatted the bull, and chased him down the hill. The would hurt like the blazes; but I'd been protected by a heavy jacket and trousers and the bull's horn did not break the skin.

A bruise was the only result -- I thought. Five days later, in Chennai, I realized it was more than that. My hotel's doctor referred me to a surgeon at the Apollo Hospital. He diagnosed a massive haematoma; ordered an ultrasound exam; and later drew blood, gave me a tetanus shot, and wrote prescriptions for an antibiotic and three other medications. Total cost: 1290 rupees (less than US$30) for the ultrasound; only 500 rupees for the surgeon's care.

Everyone on the hospital staff was courteous and helpful and the treatment was not only world-class, but delivered more quickly than it would have been in any US hospital I know.

MightyKK

In Bangalore my Only incident with a cow was on Bannarghatta road where it joins Hosur road.

A calf apparantly in youthfull Josh charged me!!

My two-wheeler is still dented.

Arrgh.... I never did nothin to no cow.

mr pastry

We were at Varanasi Cantonment station and had to get to one of the platforms on the far side from the booking hall. Half way up the footbridge, on one of the sort of landings, was a cow laying right across the way, fast asleep. It's not very easy to clamber over when you've go a big pack on your back!

kaushiks

It wasn't a bull, though I got very scared it may have been.

I used to live in Delhi and work in Noida. Every night I had to cross the dark U.P. link road, beside the Yamuna river to come back into Delhi. It was my first winter in Delhi and I had never seen fog in my life. It was around 2:30AM in the morning. After a tough deadline, I was going home in my yamaha motorcycle. It didn' have any headlights, then. When I reached the checkpost, I realised it was going to be tough. It was all foggy and almost zero visibility. When I moved ahead, I suddenly had this sinking feeling. It was all totally dark, could see nothing and I didn't have headlights/tail lights. I was moving at around 5 km/hr. I wanted to hurry because, every second I spent in that road was an invitation for getting run over by a truck. Then suddenly, I sensed a large big form ahead of me. I first thought it was a bull, No, it wasn't. I thougt it was a ghost. I lost control out of fear and bumped into it. It was an elephant. To date, I have no idea, why an elephant would take a stoll at 2:30 AM in a winter night on a highway. I have no idea. However,I got the scare of my life. If it was a bull, it would have been a giant bull .