Cows hold an honored place in Hindu society, and roam freely in India's towns and cities, including just outside the gates of the palace where Jaipur's Maharajas still live. I made dozens of images featuring sacred cows while in India, but this was one of the few images I made of them that has spiritual significance. The white line on the pavement leads this cow towards us, while the cyclists and pedestrians walk away. Cows provide milk, dairy products, till the field, and provide fuel and fertilizer. Hindus consider them caretakers and maternal figures. They see the cow as a symbol of unselfish giving, and will not kill them. This cow is left alone to walk its own path, the path of the Sacred Cow. This image illuminates that path – glowing in the late afternoon light, this cow stands its ground, oblivious to all that is going on around it.