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A photo of an outdoor open-sided shelter where a brown cow stands with a young calf beside her. The cow is draped with a green cloth edged with red and white striped trim. A man in an orange shirt stands behind the cow with palms pressed together in a namaskar greeting. Behind him, a seated figure wearing a red turban, a red shawl and a garland of red beads sits on a raised golden platform near a yellow-painted pillar. A small golden statue stands at the left, and the ground is covered with straw and paving stones. Trees and a boundary wall fill the background.

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A brown cow wearing a draped orange and gold brocade cloth stands beneath a corrugated metal shelter, tied to a steel post. Her light tan calf nuzzles the drape beside her, with hay scattered on the ground. In the background a woman in an orange sari stands near the shelter, and a golden seated statue of a figure with a crown-like head covering sits on a pedestal among green trees. The scene looks like a gaushala setting. A copyright line is printed on the lower part of the photo.2022-01-24January 23 20222022-01-23January 24 20222022-01-24A photograph of a cow ritual at an open-sided shed. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with a sacred thread stands at left, hand raised toward a light brown cow. The cow is draped in a green silk cloth with gold border, and has yellow and orange tilak markings on its forehead and yellow turmeric marks on its back, with a red-and-white garland around its neck. A golden domed shrine structure stands behind, with a red wall, a pink-rimmed trough, and kolam designs on the floor. Tall trees and other cattle are visible beyond the railings.2022-01-19A woman in an orange saree and orange blouse stands under a open-sided shed, offering dried straw from her hands to a dark brown cow with curved horns and a red-striped collar. Beside the cow stands a small tan calf with a white face, also wearing a red collar, nosing at the loose straw on the ground. The cow is draped with a green tarpaulin edged with red-and-white stripes. Bare trees and a red boundary wall are visible behind the shed.2022-01-23A woman in a red-and-gold sari stands with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a cow shed. Two cows are present: a brown-and-white spotted cow draped with a green cloth, and a small white calf with red kumkum marks. Beside them a small table holds a framed portrait garlanded with orange and red flower strands, brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and offerings, with yellow and pink cloths on the table. Metal railings and a red wall frame the open-sided shed under a tin roof.2022-01-05A woman in a red blouse and red-and-gold striped sari stands at a small golden shrine in an open-sided cowshed with a corrugated red roof. She holds a lit oil lamp toward a small deity figure beneath the golden dome. Beside her, a black-and-white spotted cow wearing a green and gold cloth stands with a smaller tan calf tied nearby, eating hay. Red walls and bamboo lattice fencing surround the scene. This appears to be a gau puja and cow seva at the shrine.2022-01-31A woman in an orange sari stands under a covered open shed, feeding dry straw to a dark cow draped with a green tarp edged in red and white. A cow with curled horns is partly visible beside it. Behind them, a painted or printed portrait of a seated figure in red turban and saffron robes, wearing a garland and raising one hand, sits on a gold-coloured pedestal. Trees and a red boundary wall fill the background, with a tiled path in front.2022-01-23A woman in an orange sari with her hair in a bun stands under a open-sided shelter, feeding a dark cow with loose dried straw from her hands. The cow wears a green cloth blanket edged with red and gold border, and a red halter. Behind, another woman in a pink head covering and pink top stands near the cow. Trees, a red boundary wall and a concrete floor surround the scene.2022-01-23A photograph of a brown cow in a covered cowshed being honoured in a puja. The cow wears a green and gold silk cloth draped over its back, a red flower garland around its neck, a rope halter, and turmeric and kumkum marks on its forehead and flank. A bare-chested man with a dark beard and a rudraksha-style necklace stands behind the cow, holding a small ritual item in one hand. Behind him is a golden domed structure with flower decorations, and garlands hang from the pillars. Metal grill fencing and other cattle are visible in the background.2022-01-19A photograph of a cow-shed setting at dusk, with cattle standing on a concrete floor behind a bamboo-lattice fence. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and tilak on the forehead wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, and stands beside a brown cow draped in a saffron-orange cloth with a red and white floral garland around its neck. A woman in an orange sari stands behind him. The cow is being adorned as part of gau puja and goseva, the daily cow-care worship at Sripuram.2022-01-08Jan 4 2022 sripuram2022-01-04