• dr nirupoma kardong

Religion is universal and it is prevailing in every society throughout. Moreover, it may not be same in every society but it is a inseparable part of any social system. The Hindus recognises the rights of animals and believes to be co-exist with human being therefore people taught their generations from the ancient periods of time to love, take care, nurture and worship the animals. Cows are still considered holy to the people of the Hindu faith across the Indian and its subcontinent countries. In this paper, the modest aim and objectives is to discuss in details about cow, how it is associated with Mishing tribes, how the Mishing perform the purification after killing a cow accidentally and how the changes have seen among the Mishing tribes who have embraced into other religion like Donyipolo, Christainity and Krishna guru. Interview and observation methods are used to collect the date from four villages of Silapathar area of Dhemaji Dist. of Assam to get primary data. Other secondary sources are used.

Assam, Mishing, religion, society, cow

"cow as a sacred animal among the mishing of mishing tribes of Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.c354-c359, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203244.pdf

"cow as a sacred animal among the mishing of mishing tribes of Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppc354-c359, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203244.pdf