General Images of India's Cattle Industry and Culture As Beef Boom Threatened as Old Tensions Flare

Butchers and traders attend a protest against the ban of beef organized by by the Sarv Shramik Sangh, the trade union of the Lal Nishan Party (Red Flag Party), at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. The government of the state of Maharashtra last week banned possession of beef and its byproducts and the slaughtering of cows, bulls and bullocks. The prohibition marks a victory for hard-line Hindu groups that have sought to protect an animal their religion considers holy. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images