Overview
- News18, citing Manorama News, reports that priests conducted the housewarming ritual with the plastic cow, chanting shlokas and garlanding it.
- Video descriptions say the toy moved by remote control and was briefly lifted forward after stalling on a mat.
- The clip circulated on Instagram and X, including a post from the handle 'log.kya.sochenge', drawing tens of thousands of views, according to coverage.
- Viewer responses ranged from praise for a creative, animal-friendly workaround to criticism that a toy diminishes the ritual’s significance.
- Times Now says it could not verify the post’s details, and reports note urban families often donate to cow shelters when bringing a live cow indoors is not feasible.