Celebrated primarily on Bhadrapada Krishna Dwadashi in Rajasthan/Gujarat and on Kartika Krishna Dwadashi (Vasubaras) as the dawn of Diwali, this poignant maternal vow involves worshiping a cow with her nursing calf, preparing sprouted grains, and strictly abstaining from cow milk and cutting tools.
Visit a clean Gaushala or domestic courtyard where a cow with her suckling male/female calf is present. If unable to reach a live cow, place an authentic brass/silver Kamadhenu and calf idol upon a cleaned chowki adorned with a yellow cloth.
Wash the hooves of the cow and calf with pure water. Apply auspicious red roli, turmeric, and unbroken akshat to their foreheads. Tie protective sacred red threads (moli) on their horns and necks, and crown them with vibrant marigold garlands.
Place bowls of raw sprouted moth, soaked moong, and freshly kneaded whole bajra rotis (broken only by gentle hands, never sliced by knives) before the cow and calf. Offer them fresh sweet green grass.
Sit quietly before Mother Cow holding grains of sprouted moth in hand. Listen to the sacred story of the elderly mother-in-law, the misunderstanding of 'Gehula' calf, and the miraculous divine revival by Gau Mata. Conclude by performing seven clockwise circumambulations.
Break the fast by consuming foods that were not cut with knives, blades, or scissors. Eat cooked sprouted moth, whole moong, and bajra rotis. Completely avoid cow milk, curd, and cow ghee on this day as respect for the calf.
