South India’s biggest Goushala, Satyam Shivam Sundaram Gau Nivas conducted Annakut Celebration, 50,000 devotees graced function

Hyderabad, November 17, 2019: South India’s biggest Goushala (cow shelter), Satyam Shivam Sundaram Gau Nivas located in 3-acres of land and home to about 5300 cows rescued from slaughter houses is organised a Grand Annakut Celebration here at its premises at Peddammagadda, Gaganpahad in city on Sunday. Giving details Mr.Dharam Raj Ranka of Satyam Shivam Sundaram Gau Nivas said that the Annakut festival is celebrated at the beginning of each New Year, lots of variety of food items prepared with love and devotion are offered to God. Thousands of devotees are expected to participate in the celebrations. Dharam Raj Ranka added that although the literal meaning of ‘Annakut’ is "mountain of food", it symbolises an offering of food to God and the love and devotion that has gone into preparing it. As part of the Diwali celebrations Hindus around the world cook a variety of different vegetarian items of food, snacks, sweets, pickles and delicacies as offerings to God. Traditionally Annakut symbolised devotion through offering the first harvest and distributing this to all. Extensive use of chemical fertilisers has resulted in many health hazards. We at Satyam Shivam Sundaram Gay Nivas supplying bio-pesticides, a mix of cow dung and cow urine free of cost to poor farmers. We are doing this as part of “Dharthi Sudhakar” initiative he said. Annakut mahostav a half yearly affair attracted a gathering of 50,000 cow lovers. A bhajan program by Smt Asha Vaishnavi from Ahmedabad stood as a highlight of the program. South India’s biggest and India’s best maintained ‘Gau Shala’ Satyam Shivam Sundaram (SSS) Gau Nivas gives a new meaning to the concept of cow protection. Where cows who just escaped from the jaws of their death, get a decent life and royal treatment. It has been established by Shri Dharam Raj Ranka, a 80 years old man with a mission to protect India’s most revered animal ‘Cow’. Mr. Ranka, a jeweller turned philanthropist has fully dedicated his life for the cause of Cow Protection. He is the pioneer of Gou Shala Concept in twin cities and has been instrumental in setting up several Gou Shalas. Earlier he spearheaded the movement against slaughter houses such as Al-Kabeer. The 80years old Dharam Raj Ranka is one man army with a difference is on a mission protecting India’s most revered animal cow, rescuing from the jaws of death from slaughterhouses and runs two Goshalas, sheltering 5300 cows for the past 25years. As a matter of principle, Dharam Raj Ranka stopped wearing footwear for the past 25years. Undeterred by the cold, he freely moves everywhere without chappal and travels only in Auto. He has set up a Huge Pigeon House set up in 3000 sq.ft. an area at a cost of Rs.25 lakhs is home to about 5000-6000 pigeons. Thanks to him amidst tense times, the bird of peace - Pigeon gets a safe and serene shelter. Employing about 300 workers, about 40 tonnes of Kutti and 120 tonnes of green grass a day is fed to the animals sheltered at the SSS Gau Nivas. The monthly fodder bill along runs into few lakhs, which is being contributed by philanthropists. To take care of these 5300 animals’ health, few veterinary doctors and a hospital is housed at the cow shelter. No cow is milked, nor any business is done with their milk. The total milk is left to the babies of the cow, thus maintaining ZERO infant mortality rates.