When his vampire novel, 'Dracula', was published in 1897, Irish writer Bram Stoker wouldn't have imagined that in 2016, a government board in Gujarat would cite the need to keep Dracula away as a reason to protect cows. The board in its advisory literature piece 'Aarogya Geeta', while elaborating on the importance of cow urine, goes beyond religion and borders and claims that sprinkling of cow urine can protect one from "evil forces like Dracula and Satan".

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In the advisory on the benefits of the milk, dung and urine of cows, the Gujarat Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board cites the fictional character Dracula as proof of the western world's belief in ghosts, and the diseases they can cause, claiming that only "cow urine can keep ghosts at bay". The advisory states, "Many diseases occur if evil forces or ghosts enter the human body. These are called 'Bhootmishtang' diseases in the shashtras (Hindu scriptures)."

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Explaining how cow urine can combat the diseases caused by supernatural forces, the Aarogya Geeta says, "Lord Shankar is the god of all ghosts and the Ganga lives in his hair. Nandi (the holy bull in Hindu belief) is a vehicle of Lord Shankar." "Cow urine contains the Ganga. Ghosts run away from cow urine because Nandi was the son of Gau Mata or mother cow," elaborates the advisory.

"Modern science does not accept the existence of ghosts, but various civilizations accept the existence of ghosts, vampires, evil forces and witches. Western Christian civilization accepts the existence of Dracula. Many films were made on it. Islamic beliefs accept the existence of Satan," says a chapter from Aarogya Geeta.

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Dr Vallabh Kathiria, chairman of the board, said that the views regarding ghosts or Dracula in the advisory is those of the writer.

He, however, maintained that research should be conducted on the existence of ghosts and other supernatural elements. "Today, people do not believe in ghosts and satanic powers, but there is a scope of research in this area," Kathiria said.

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