Why are cows important to indians?

-sepoy rebellion document analysis

Cows are worshiped in the Hindu religion and are affectionately called mother.

Explanation:

Before the Sepoy rebellion, news spread that cow carcass was used in bullet cases used by the British. For Hindu Sepoy this meant the corruption of their religion. So, many Sepoy who would have been loyal to the British rebelled against them in the 1857 mutiny.

the ancient Hindu religion was based in an agrarian economy where cows were incredibly valuable, in time this importance made them venerated figures necessary for the absolution of a person.