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A black-and-white cow with a turmeric and kumkum mark on its forehead wears a yellow marigold garland and draped red and orange cloths, led on a rope by a person in a white saree with gold border. Behind, a raised white-and-red striped platform holds a stage with a seated figure in dark clothing before a decorated backdrop, and a row of seated people in white clothes watches. A dark statue of a deity stands at left in orange garment. The setting is an open-air hall with a red curtain.

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Photograph of a black-and-white cow standing in a courtyard, garlanded with a thick strand of yellow marigolds and draped with a maroon and gold-bordered cloth and an orange shawl, with red kumkum marks on its forehead. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds its halter at left. Behind, white-clad seated devotees sit on red-and-white striped steps before a shrine with an orange-clothed figure and red drapes, and a dark stone deity statue stands at left. Small flower petals and colored kolam designs scatter the ground.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A decorated black-and-white cow stands in a courtyard with its head adorned with red kumkum dots and a yellow marigold garland draped over its neck. An orange and maroon cloth covers its back. A woman in a white sari with gold border, standing at left, holds the cow. Behind, seated devotees in white clothes watch from red-and-white striped steps leading to a shrine area with a deity murti under an arch, and a black statue of a figure in orange cloth stands at left. Flower petals and marigolds lie on the sandy ground with rangoli designs.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 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 20102010-12-19A photograph of a woman in a white sari with a red-orange and green border and an orange shawl, standing at left and touching the forehead of a black-and-white spotted cow with a rope halter and a red tilak mark. Behind them, a seated audience of women in white and pastel clothes watches attentively and some have hands folded in prayer. Plates of offerings with flowers and food sit on the floor in the foreground, and an orange-draped setting with a red curtain and a stand fills the background. The scene resembles a gau puja or cow worship ritual in an ashram hall.2010-12-19A woman in a white sari with a red-and-green striped border and a gold-patterned border stands at left, her hand resting on the head of a black-and-white cow with a rope halter. The cow's forehead bears a marking with a yellow and red tilak. In front, a plate of offerings with flowers and vermilion sits on the floor. Behind them, a seated audience of women in white and light clothing watches within an orange-walled hall, with saffron-robed figures visible at the right edge and a red curtain at left. The scene suggests a cow-worship ritual during a satsang.2010-12-19A 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.2010-12-19