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A woman in an orange sari with a gold border and a sindoor-marked forehead stands in a cowshed-style shrine courtyard, tending a brown-and-white spotted cow tied with a rope. Beside her, a black-and-white cow stands at left. Behind them is a gold-framed niche with a small deity murti draped in a white garland and red offerings. Red-painted walls with white kolam-style patterns frame the scene, and a metal grill fence stands at right.

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A woman in an orange sari with a gold border and a hair bun stands beside a brown-and-white cow tied with a yellow rope, performing a gau puja. She wears a red bead necklace and a white tilak on her forehead and holds a small offering. Behind her, a golden shrine niche with a red-painted wall holds a deity murti garlanded with white flowers. Two other cows stand at the left edge, and kolam designs are painted on the concrete wall.2022-02-08A woman in an orange saree with a red blouse performs gau puja beside two cows tied with yellow ropes in an open cowshed. The cow on the left is black and white with a green and gold cloth draped over its back, and the calf on the right is brown and white. The woman holds a small brass lamp or offering vessel near a golden canopied shrine containing a small deity murti. Yellow-marked cow foreheads, scattered flower petals and a red-walled feeding trough are visible.Feb 8 2022 sripuram2022-02-08Feb 20 2022 sripuramA woman in an orange saree with a magenta border stands under a red corrugated roof beside a golden shrine canopy, holding a small brass lamp in one hand. Beside her, a cow and calf with black-and-white and brown-and-white markings stand with painted horns and yellow-decorated bodies, one wearing a green cloth. Behind her, a deity murti in a red garment sits on a green pedestal, and a gold-coloured stand with a lamp rests nearby. Straw lies on the ground.Feb 8 2022 sripuram2022-02-08Feb 20 2022 sripuramA woman in an orange saree with a red blouse stands beside a black-and-white spotted cow with painted horns and a yellow-green cloth draped over its back, holding a brass bell and gesturing toward a small golden shrine. Inside the golden canopy sits a seated statue of a sage wearing an orange turban and draped in a white and orange garment, adorned with a white flower garland, with flowers and an oil lamp in front. Another cow stands in the lower right corner beside a green-draped pedestal. The shed has a red corrugated roof and a red wall.2022-02-08A woman in an orange silk sari with a tight hair bun bends over at a shrine, offering fodder to a brown-and-white cow with a rope halter while a second cow stands at right. She holds a small gold bell in her right hand. Behind them, a deity murti in a red-and-gold shrine niche is garlanded with white flowers and lit by oil lamps, with flower petals scattered on the ground. Straw is spread on the floor beside the cows.2022-02-08Feb 22 2022 sripuramA woman in an orange sari with a gold border and a white vibhuti line on her forehead tends two cows in an open courtyard. The cow on the left is black-and-white with a yellow-green cloth draped over its back and flower petals on its head. The cow on the right is brown and white, held with a yellow rope, and a woman is feeding it from a pile of grain. Pink petals are scattered on the ground. Behind them stands a golden shrine niche with a deity murti garlanded with flowers, and a red wall with a white kolam design.2022-02-08A photograph of a woman in an orange sari performing gau puja at a cow shed. She holds a small brass bell in her right hand and a small lamp or camphor-like object in her left, beside a golden shrine canopy with a garlanded deity murti decorated with flowers. Two cows stand in front of her: a black-and-white cow with a rope halter and yellow cloth on its back in the left foreground, and a brown-and-white cow in the lower foreground. She wears a rudraksha-style mala, tilak on her forehead and gold earrings. The setting is a covered shed with a red wall and bamboo screen behind.2022-02-08