Surabhi is an album by the Japanese

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 noise musician Merzbow

Merzbow

is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...

. It is the second volume of the Merzcow trilogy, after Kamadhenu

Kamadhenu (album)

Kamadhenu is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is the first volume of the Merzcow trilogy. It is limited to 300 copies in a Digipak....

. It is limited to 300 copies in a Digipak

Digipak

Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...

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The Merzcow trilogy is inspired by Cattle worship in Hinduism, and is dedicated to the Care for Cows charity in Vrindavan

Vrindavan

Vrindavan also known as Vraj is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India...

, India which takes care of abandoned cattle. Surabhi

Surabhi

Surabhi may mean:* Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology.* The word 'Surabhi' is formed by adding the prefix 'Su' and the suffix 'I' to the Sanskrit word 'Rabh'...

 is another name of Kamadhenu

Kamadhenu

Kamadhenu , also known as Surabhi , is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hindu mythology as the mother of all cows. She is a miraculous "cow of plenty" who provides her owner whatever he desires and is often portrayed as the mother of other cattle as well as the eleven Rudras...

, a Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 goddess who is the mother of all cows and a "cow of plenty". Vanamali and Balaram are the names of cows at Care for Cows. The cover photo is from Care for Cows and depicts Vanamali. "Yamuna Snan" refers to bathing in the Yamuna

Yamuna

The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...

river, the Care for Cows site has a gallery of swimming cows captioned Yamuna Snan.

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