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A black-and-white cow stands draped in an orange and gold silk cloth with a yellow marigold garland around its neck. A young priest in a white dhoti with a red border and a yellow flower garland stands at left, touching the cow's back. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing watches, some with long hair and beards. A red-and-yellow printed cloth lies in the lower left foreground. The scene appears to be a gau puja ritual at an ashram. A red wall with printed text is visible in the background.

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December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA cow draped in an orange and gold silk cloth with a yellow marigold garland at its neck stands in an outdoor courtyard, a black-and-white Holstein-type cow in the foreground. A young man with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti and a white shawl over bare shoulders and a gold-and-beaded necklace, holds a brass lamp or vessel near the cow, with incense smoke rising. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, many in white and light clothing, watches from a wall; a red and white painted wall and a large framed poster with red text sit at upper left. Other people sit on a white platform with brass lamps and offerings at left, and a red and gold cloth lies in the lower left. The scene suggests a cow worship ritual such as gau puja. A man in white with long hair stands among the crowd at centre right.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A black-and-white cow stands in a courtyard, draped in an orange and gold brocade cloth with a red-and-gold border and garlanded with yellow marigolds. Its forehead bears red kumkum marks and its face is decorated with turmeric-coloured markings. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds the rope halter at left. Behind the cow, a crowd of people in white clothes stands by a red-and-white painted wall, some wearing white shirts and lanyards, watching the ritual. This appears to be a cow puja or gau pooja.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A woman in a white sari with red and green woven borders stands beside a black-and-white cow draped with an orange and gold cloth. She strokes the cow's neck while holding its rope, with a plate of yellow flower garlands at the cow's feet. Behind them, a seated audience in white and yellow clothing watches. At the upper right, a figure in white with orange drapery stands near a saffron-coloured wall with a ritual staff. Several people are visible in the crowd behind the cow.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a cow-worship ritual in an outdoor courtyard beside an orange-washed wall. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and red shawl stands at the cow's head holding its rope. A man in a white shirt stands on the right, arm extended, touching a black-and-white cow draped in an orange-and-gold cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers. Around them a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and saris watches, with a child in a pink dress at left and another cow with a red-and-gold cloth at lower left.2010-12-19