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January 16 2008

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Evening outdoor photograph of a Mattu Pongal cattle ritual at an ashram courtyard. A decorated black-and-white cow with garlands and a painted forehead stands at centre, led by a man in white dhoti and white shirt holding its rope. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand in a loose group, some holding brass plates and offerings. A man in orange dhoti and orange shawl at left foreground holds offerings, and a figure in the right foreground holds a lit oil lamp. Trees and a string of lights are visible overhead, with another dark cow partly visible at the bottom left.2008-01-16Outdoor evening scene at a rural ashram courtyard during a Pongal-style cattle ritual. Two men in white dhotis and white kurtas, one with long dark hair and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, stand beside a dark cow decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a red cloth and a painted forehead mark. The cow stands on a patch of bare earth with flower petals and a kolam design nearby. Tall bamboo poles with leaves frame the scene. Behind them, many people in white and orange clothing stand in the background, and a woman in a yellow sari with red border stands at the left edge. Oil lamps and a decorated altar with flower garlands appear at the right.2008-01-16A photograph of a cow ritual outdoors on a red carpet beside a pale yellow building. A central figure with long dark hair, a yellow headband with an ornament, a white flower garland and an orange robe holds bananas to a black-and-white cow with red kumkum marks and a green collar. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the cow's head holding its face. Around them, men and women in orange and saffron shawls and white clothes watch, some clapping, and a man in an orange robe and gold bangles looks on. A woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes holds a small camera, and a man at right raises a camera. a person is the central figure in the orange robe and white garland, shown with long hair, a headband and garland, and the bananas offering. A horn player stands at the upper left. +1 copiesJanuary 16 20082008-01-16A photograph of an outdoor cattle yard at dusk beside a corrugated metal wall and trees. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stand and walk among cattle. A large black cow with yellow flower garlands and a tied rope stands at right, and a small black calf with a yellow garland lies on the dirt in the foreground. A smaller brown calf stands near the center. The ground is bare sandy earth with scattered yellow petals, and a partially visible person with long dark hair in white clothes stands at the left edge. No identifiable individual is marked as a person; the figures are described by role and dress only.2008-01-16Outdoor photograph of a cow being fed at a temple or ashram event. A black cow with a white face and white-tipped horns stands on the right, its neck decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and long dark hair leans forward on the left, wearing a long multi-colored flower garland and holding a metal tray of puffed grain or popcorn toward the cow. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and layered gold-bead necklaces leans in to feed the cow, while a third man in white with a sandalwood forehead mark stands behind. Behind them, orange-clad men hold golden ceremonial staffs, and women in saris and white attire watch and smile. Several people in the background wear saffron or white garments, and a woman in a pink sari with a gold border stands at the right.2009-12-23Night photo at a temple courtyard. A brown cow with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers and green leaves stands at left while a man in white shirt and dhoti feeds it. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban wears a long flower garland and holds green leaves, reaching toward the cow. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders and white forehead markings stand nearby, and a woman in the lower right watches. Temple pillars and stone carvings are visible behind. a person: the saffron-clad figure in orange turban and garlands matches the page's a person reference. Five or so physical people are visible.2011-09-09Night-time photograph of a ritual at an outdoor ground. A black calf wearing a white rope and a garland of yellow flowers stands on bare sand. In the foreground, a seated woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl touches the calf's head, with a folded orange cloth and a white-covered seat beside her. A bald man in white clothes and an orange shawl bends forward toward the calf, while another man in white with an orange shawl stands behind him. Other men in white robes and orange stoles stand around, and a man with long dark hair in white sits behind the calf. A red and gold patterned mat lies on the ground at the lower right.2008-01-16Night-time outdoor ritual during Mattu Pongal at Thiruvannamalai, with a cow and calf decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and garlands around their necks. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a flaming lamp near them, while a man in white sits on the ground at left touching the calf. Several sannyasis in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in namaskar behind a painted kolam, and a standing orange-clad figure with long dreadlocks rings a bell over a brass plate of offerings. A man at right wears a pink and white flower garland and an orange shawl, hands folded. Devotees in white and orange stand in the background, and there is a visible plate of flowers and fruit near the cattle.2018-01-15Outdoors at dusk on bare earth, three men in white ritual dhotis and shirts tend a cow standing on a raised mound of mud. The cow wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over its back, a garland of yellow flowers around its neck, and colored tilak marks on its forehead. The man on the left reaches toward the cow's head, the man in the center touches its back, and the man on the right bows low to touch its face. A few other people in white and orange clothes stand behind them among trees, and a framed garlanded portrait sits on a white-covered table at the right. The scene suggests a Mattu Pongal cow worship ritual.2008-01-16December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession scene with a long-haired young man in saffron clothing and a large white flower garland, reaching toward a black-and-white cow with a red garland. Around him stand saffron-robed sannyasis, a white-clad person holding a long staff, a trident-carrying figure in orange, a bearded older man in white and orange, and a crowd of devotees in white, yellow and saffron, one with palms pressed together. Golden ceremonial staffs and a yellow-and-red flag appear in the background. A man in the foreground holds a plate of flower petals.2009-12-23