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A photo inside a covered cowshed with a corrugated roof and brick pillars. A man in an orange saffron wrap and sleeveless orange cloth, with long hair tied back and a beard, holds a small lit oil lamp toward a black cow with yellow garland ribbons and a pink cloth on its back, as part of gau puja. A brass plate with offerings sits on a concrete ledge at left, a white cow stands behind, and sacks of feed are stacked in the background.

A photo of a temple-like shrine tent with a gilded arched frame holding a deity murti dressed in red and green cloth, with a painted halo behind it. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in saffron cloth with white markings on his body and a rudraksha mala is seated and holds a thin stick or incense over a brass bowl, while a black cow with a garland of flowers and a red patterned cloth on its back stands beside him. A trident is visible on the right wall and yellow panels frame the shrine.

Night-time photograph in a covered shed with a dark tiled roof. A black-and-white spotted cow with a green cloth draped on its back and a rope halter stands at left, its head lowered toward a round woven basket of grain on the floor. At right, a woman in an orange sari with her hair in a bun rings a brass handbell with one hand while touching the cow's face with the other. Behind them a golden domed shrine holds a small deity murti lit by oil lamps. The ground has white flower petals and kolam-style floor decoration at right.

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A photograph inside a temple-like pavilion with a red-washed wall and a golden shrine canopy. A bare-chested priest with a beard and a rudraksha mala wears a red-orange dhoti with a gold border and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. Beside him a brown-and-white spotted cow is draped with a green and gold silk cloth, with a yellow turmeric mark on its back and a red garland around its neck. Behind the cow a small deity murti sits within the golden shrine. Concrete trough and a grill are visible in the background.

A photograph inside a small shrine room with yellow walls and green draped fabric. A person seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body and long dark hair tied back, holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti seated on a red-cushioned altar beneath a gold arched frame. A black cow with a white-trimmed harness and a red-and-gold embroidered cloth stands at right beside the altar. On a pink-covered table in front sit a metal tray with red flowers and a brass bowl. A trident leans on the right wall.

A woman in an orange saffron sari stands beside a black-and-white spotted cow inside a roofed open shed during a gaumatha puja. The cow wears yellow ribbons, a yellow cloth draped over its back and a yellow rope halter. The woman holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, with a small deity murti visible in the background against a red-orange wall. A concrete trough stands to the right with decorative kolam-style markings on its side.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed, bearded man standing bare-chested in a red-orange dhoti with a yellow border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand beside a cow. The cow is brown and white with a red flower garland around its neck, a yellow turmeric mark on its forehead, and a yellow ear tag. Behind them is a small gold-domed shrine with a deity murti dressed in red and draped with white garlands, set on a green cloth. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the floor under a tin roof, a gaumatha puja setting.