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A rural roadside scene with two white painted horse statues decorated with coloured saddle cloths and harness on a concrete platform. To the right, a seated female figure statue with red skin, a dark crown and a grey-white garment sits on a green pedestal beside a small blue shrine. Dry straw lies in the foreground, with green trees and open fields behind and power lines overhead. No people are visible.

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A photograph taken through a vehicle windscreen of a rural road lined with dry straw stacks and green shrubs. On a raised concrete platform stand two white painted horse statues decorated with coloured patterned saddle cloths and harness. A large spreading tree and power poles stand behind them, and a few distant pedestrians and a cyclist walk along the road. A blue and red painted shrine or decorated structure appears at the right edge. There are no identifiable people in the foreground.2010-01-20A photograph taken through a vehicle windshield of two white horse statues standing on a raised concrete platform beside a rural road. The larger horse on the left is decorated with colourful patterned saddle cloths and a red and white harness, and the smaller horse on the right wears a red and green saddle with ornaments. Dry straw piles lie on the road edge and ground, with tall trees and a utility pole behind. No people are visible in the scene.2010-01-20A roadside photograph taken through a vehicle window shows two white bulls sculpted in statue form, standing on pale blue pedestals beside a road. The nearest bull wears a painted saddle cloth with red, gold and teal patterns and a decorated harness. A red-skinned figure with a white dhoti and an elaborate crown sits on a seat at the right edge. Tall green trees, shrubs and dry golden grass fill the foreground and background under a pale sky. No living people are visible.2010-01-20A photograph taken through a vehicle windshield showing two white painted horse statues with ornate colourful saddle cloths, harness and decorative trappings, standing on a raised base amid green trees and dry hay. A black beaded mala hangs from the rearview mirror, with a small round pendant showing a portrait of a woman in red. No physical people are visible in the scene.2010-01-20Photograph taken through a vehicle window of a roadside village shrine beside a dirt road lined with palm trees. A small turquoise-painted shrine with a multi-tiered, brightly coloured tower of deity figures stands on the left, with a dry drainage channel in the foreground. On the right, a large white horse statue with a saddle and a standing rider figure holding a raised sword is set on a turquoise platform, with a smaller brown animal statue beside it. Two or three figures sit or stand near the shrine, and a white utility pole and a wind-turbine-like pole rise in the background.2009-08-03A photograph of a large white painted statue of a bull, a Nandi figure, standing on a pale green rectangular pedestal in an open outdoor grounds. The bull is decorated with a colourful painted saddle cloth with gold and red floral patterns, a multicoloured striped harness, and rows of small gold bells along its chest. Green foliage and tall trees surround the statue, with a small shrine-like structure and open flat ground visible behind. Two tiny distant figures can be seen near the background structures. Bushes in the foreground are partly blurred.2010-01-20A large white painted bull statue with ornate multicoloured saddle cloth and decorations stands on a blue pedestal in a temple courtyard. Around its base, painted deity murtis and figures with hands folded and raised stand in a blue-railed enclosure, including a devotee with a shaved head at the lower right edge. Two guardian figures with painted faces and ornaments stand on the left under a corrugated shelter, and a striped pillar frames the left side. Overcast sky.2008-10-15Photograph of a large carved wooden horse sculpture with painted pink and cream finish, decorated with beaded harness, studded saddle cloth and a feathered crest, displayed in a workshop yard. Behind it stand statues of a robed deity figure holding a child and a blue-robed figure, plus carved wooden arches and temple-style pillars. At left, the edge of an orange-robed person is visible.2009-08-08A photograph of a large ornately painted wooden horse sculpture in a procession vehicle style, with a deep red body, gold trim, mirrored inlay, a pink floral collar and a raised front hoof. Behind it stands a white horse figure with a red and gold saddle cloth and green border. Both sit on a blue-topped wooden frame under a corrugated roof beside a cinder block wall. No people are visible in the foreground beyond partial figures at the far edge, and no one is identifiable as a person.2013-10-05October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of an open dusty yard at an ashram cow shelter in morning light. Several cattle, including a dark cow with a bell-decorated neck, stand under a mango tree at left. Three or four men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, walk among the animals. A large mound of dry straw sits at right, and a man in the foreground on the right stands beside it holding a folded white cloth. Concrete slabs, a water hose and sparse young trees with bamboo supports are visible.2008-01-16January 20 20092009-01-20