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[Image of the day] How a cow in the sky made cops go wild

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The floating cow that created all trouble.

Until now, slaughtering a cow was illegal in some states in the country. However, it seems even art installations that has got anything to do with cows may get you in trouble.

On day one of the Jaipur Art Summit at Jawahar Kala Kendra held on Saturday, two artists Anish Ahluwalia and Chitan Upadhyay were taken to the police station after they protested against the move to bring down art installation which depicted a cow.

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The installation art work "The Bovine Divine", depicting a cow made of Styrofoam suspended by a balloon, which was, ironically, put up to depict the message to save cow from the menace of plastic waste was brought down, worshipped and garlanded by a group of protesters, before the installation was dismantled and eventually seized by police. Read more.

Last updated: November 23, 2015 | 09:43
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