 Some exceptions may be made for animals traditionally thought pure, such as cows and bees.Although casteism has been officially outlawed, it is not uncommon to encounter strong caste based discrimination from the Brahmin/chetry people of rural areas, as well as in highly religious families in the urban and affluent households.Religious elderly people may refuse eat meals cooked by people of lower castes, whereby, in a Brahmin family with a non-Brahmin daughter-in-law, where daughter-in-laws are in charge of the household chores and cooking, the elderly parents and grandparents may choose to cook their own food.