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Religious association
Lord Yama
The buffalo is associated with Yama, the Hindu god of death, synonymous with Dharma, who is usually depicted riding a fierce-looking black male water buffalo.
Toda Tribes - Nilgiris
The buffalo is considered sacred by the Todas, an ancient tribe of the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu in south India.The buffalo is the totemic symbol of the Marias and the Maria Gonds of central India, who live along the Indravati river that flows through Bastar district.
The buffalo is the emblem of the twelfth Jaina Tirthankara, Vasupujya.
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