A black-and-white spotted cow stands beside a white cinder-block wall, tied with a green cord and hung with small brass bells at its neck. Red and yellow kumkum-style markings decorate its forehead and flank. Wooden poles lean at the right edge over bare ground and green grass. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A black-and-white spotted cow stands beside a white cinder-block wall, tied with a green cord and hung with small brass bells at its neck. Red and yellow kumkum-style markings decorate its forehead and flank. Wooden poles lean at the right edge over bare ground and green grass. No people are visible.

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A black and white spotted cow stands tied by a rope to a wooden post beside a pale cinder-block wall. Its forehead and one flank bear orange-red kumkum marks with yellow powder. A wooden-backed electrical socket is mounted on the wall above, and green foliage and stacked stones appear at the right edge.

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A black-and-white spotted cow stands on a concrete floor beside a white cinder-block wall with a red-framed window. Its head and body are marked with yellow and red turmeric-kumkum spots, and a rope lead runs from its neck to the wooden pole on the right. A pair of black sandals sits on the left, and a stacked pile of firewood is visible in the top right. No people are present.

A black-and-white spotted cow stands tethered by a rope on a concrete veranda beside a cream block wall and a red-framed window. Orange-red markings appear on its forehead, shoulder and legs. A pair of black slippers lies on the floor at left, a wooden switch box is mounted on the wall, and a red pole stands at the right edge beside a patch of dirt and bricks.

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A black and white spotted cow stands on a concrete floor beside a white cinderblock wall with a red-framed window. The cow has a bell hanging at its neck, a rope lead trailing on the ground, and vermilion or turmeric marks on its forehead and flanks. Black slippers sit at the left edge, a pile of cloth lies on the floor to the right, and a stack of wooden poles and stones is in the background.

A close photo of a black-and-white spotted cow standing on sandy ground, its head lowered toward the camera. Its forehead bears a yellow-orange smear with a red kumkum mark at the centre, its horns are tipped with red and orange colour, and its legs are daubed with the same orange pigment. It wears a green collar strap hung with two small metal bells. At the left edge, the white and red-fringed cloth of a person's garment is partly visible. A white stone structure and a red brick sit at the right edge.

Close-up photo of a black and white spotted cow with its head lowered toward the camera. Its horns are painted orange-yellow and its forehead bears a yellow-orange smear with red vermilion dots. A rope with tasseled knots is tied around its neck and head against a dusty ground with a white stone step at the right edge.

A black and white spotted cow stands tethered by a rope on a concrete floor beside a white block wall and a red-framed window. Its forehead and flanks bear red and yellow kumkum or turmeric markings, and a bell or ornament hangs from its neck. A pair of black sandals and some cloth lie on the floor to the left, and a pile of stones and bamboo poles sits at the right edge.

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