Lucknow, June 13 -- In an Uttar Pradesh village, when a cow started circling a field repeatedly, the villagers immediately considered it nothing short of a miracle and began worshipping it by circling the fields themselves.

It was only after a veterinary doctor was called that the miracle turned out to be a medical condition, much to their disappointment.

A stray cow in Basbharia Puraina village in Shravasti district, famous for a Buddhist pilgrimage site, became the centre of attention after it began circling the same field for eight days continuously. For some locals, the action translated as a miracle. Others started copying the cow, in hopes of the miracle coming to fruition.

The dedicated villagers even turned away a rescue team t...