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A close photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap leaning forward to press his face against the head of a brown calf. He has long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, and a white line marking on his forehead. His hands cradle the calf's muzzle, and gold bangles show on his wrist. Warm golden sunlight falls across the scene, with dry ground visible behind the animal. a person: the bare-chested figure with dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and orange cloth matches the page's reference to a gau puja and animal blessing, and is shown in person.

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