The serpent lore of Kerala is a primordial form of animal worship.

在形式上，喀拉拉的蟒蛇知识是一种原始的动物崇拜。

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As a result, the animal became the most important totem of worship. As the basis of totem worship, animal worship is, in fact, ancestral worship, which has rigorous taboos.

作为图腾崇拜的基础，动物崇拜实际上是对祖先的一种崇拜形式，故有严格的图腾禁忌。

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The wane of the totem culture, the decline of the animal worship and the influence of the ideas of Ru, Dao and Shi in central China were the cultural factors that lead to the changes.

而图腾文化的式微、动物崇拜思想的衰落、中土儒、道、释等思想的浸染，正是促使其变迁的文化因素。

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Cows are considered sacred by Hindus in India and many even worship the animal.

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The assembly government said it was aiming to protect human and animal health and appealed for co-operation, but the monks had warned officials they would have to interrupt worship to remove the animal.

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