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A photograph inside a red-roofed cowshed at a temple-style gaushala. A black-and-white spotted cow stands in the foreground draped with a gold-and-green silk cloth with a green border, and a second calf stands at left with a red mark on its forehead. Behind it, a gilded canopy shrine with a dome and pillars houses a deity murti adorned with white pearl garlands and red cloth. Two people stand behind the cow near the shrine, one in a red and white checked garment and one wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a tilak on the forehead. A red-painted tank and a magenta and white flower garland hang on the right wall, with kolam designs on the floor.

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A photograph inside a cattle shed with a red-painted wall and corrugated roof. In the foreground a black-and-white spotted cow with a rope halter walks past. Beside it a woman in a red sari stands near a golden canopied shrine on the right, which holds a seated figure draped in red and white garlands with a red turban-like head covering, its hands raised in blessing. Green cloth covers the shrine's platform, with marigold petals and small oil lamps before it. Another white cow stands in the background stall area.2022-01-26A cow in a cowshed is draped with a green and gold silk cloth with a striped border, standing before a golden canopy shrine. A woman in a red and gold saree with a red blouse, flowers in her hair and a necklace, holds a brass bell and a small ritual object as she performs gau puja. Behind the cow a man in a dark shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other cows, one white and one brown, stand in the open shed with a red-tiled roof and a red wall, and a banana leaf is at the right edge.2022-01-17Jan 17 2022 sripuram2022-01-17A photo inside a covered cowshed with a red roof and red walls, where a woman in a red and orange sari stands at a golden shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with white flower garlands and brass lamps, and a green cloth is draped beneath it. Another woman in a maroon top stands at the left edge near a pillar. A brown calf with a white forehead mark faces the camera on the left, and a black-and-white cow draped in a green and gold cloth with a kumkum mark on its forehead stands on the right. Concrete feeding troughs line the enclosure, and kolam designs are drawn on the walls.2022-01-17Photo of a cow shed decorated for Mattu Pongal. Two cows stand in the foreground, one black-and-white spotted and one brown; the spotted cow has a turmeric-and-kumkum mark on its forehead and wears a green cloth draped over its back, with a garland of green leaves at its mouth. Behind them a small golden shrine canopy with white beaded garlands and fresh flower strings sits against a red wall, with a figure in red near it. Banana leaves and palm fronds decorate the corrugated roof and the area.2022-01-15Jan 17 2022 sripuram2022-01-17Jan 17 2022 sripuram2022-01-17Jan 17 2022 sripuram2022-01-17Jan 26 2022 sripuram2022-01-26Jan 17 2022 sripuram2022-01-17A photograph inside a cattle shed during a Mattu Pongal celebration. A woman in a green and gold saree stands at center, beside a golden canopied shrine holding a small deity murti draped in red and white garlands. A black-and-white spotted cow stands in the foreground wearing a green silk cloth, a garland of red and orange flowers and leafy greenery around its neck. Other cattle are tethered nearby, and banana leaves and sugarcane stalks frame the scene beneath a red tiled roof.2022-01-15A photograph inside a covered cowshed with a red-painted wall and a thatched or woven matting roof. In the foreground, a black-and-white spotted cow stands draped with a green and gold cloth and garlanded with red flowers and green leaves, with a brown-and-white cow beside it and more cattle behind. Behind them stands a golden shrine canopy and a small deity murti decorated with white pearl garlands, flowers and a green cloth backdrop. Banana leaves frame the right and left edges. The scene appears to show cows being decorated for a Mattu Ponggal celebration, a cattle-honouring ritual. No people are visible.2022-01-15