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A photograph of a black cow with white patches, its body dotted with bright pink, purple, green, orange and blue paint spots, standing in a dim shed beside a concrete feeding trough. A wooden post and a rope tied to a horn are visible at right, and a blurred tethered animal stands behind. No people are visible in the frame.

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January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesA photograph of two cows standing in a open-sided shed with a thatched palm-leaf roof and concrete walls. The brown cow on the left has colourful dots of pink, purple, green, yellow and orange paint across its back and flanks, and wears a yellow flower garland around its neck and a rope halter. The white and brown spotted cow on the right also has coloured paint marks on its legs and flank. A partially visible person in a floral dress stands at the left edge. No people are shown in the main scene, and no a person candidate is visible.2011-01-01A black-and-white spotted cow stands in a dim barn at night, lit by a bright overhead light. Its horns are painted or tipped with yellow and its neck is garlanded with green leaves and flowers. Fresh leafy greens lie on the ground, and a banana leaf holds a small portion of food near its hooves. Concrete feeding troughs and other cattle appear in the background. No people are visible.2016-01-16A photograph of a black-and-white spotted cow decorated with a garland of white and yellow flowers and green leaves, with orange kumkum marks on its back, standing on a stone-floored area at night. In the background a man in a saffron-and-gold garment with a shawl stands near a low stone trough, and a second man in white stands further back. Two people are visible.2016-01-16January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesA black-and-white spotted cow stands in a covered gaushala shed, facing the camera with a rope halter tied around its muzzle. Its horns are pale and its face has a white blaze. Behind it, other cows, including a black-and-white cow with a halter, stand beside long concrete feeding troughs under a thatched roof supported by yellow posts. The floor is wet concrete. No people are visible.2010-07-14January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesA black-and-white spotted calf stands on a concrete floor inside a dim shed, tied with a rope around its neck and a longer rope trailing across the floor. Its body is splashed with pink, orange and blue paint or powder. Its head is lowered toward a blue metal table holding a white enamel bowl, a steel jug, small bottle caps and loose paint or powder, with a red substance on the table's edge. No people are visible.2011-01-01A photograph of a black and white spotted cow standing on a concrete floor in front of a red-painted wall. The cow has horns, a rope halter around its head, and a rope tied to its neck. Its hide shows large irregular patches of black and white. Loose rope lies on the ground beside it. No people are visible.2016-01-16January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesMay 14 20132013-05-14Night-time photograph of a cowshed at a rural ashram setting. A white cow with black patches, decorated with yellow marigold garland and painted with orange and green markings, is being fed by a bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-and-white shawl and a rudraksha mala. He is bent over, offering food to the cow's muzzle. Other cows, one brown and one black, stand behind, and a wooden log lies on the dirt floor scattered with yellow flowers. The man is a devotee or priest; no distinctive a person cues are clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2008-01-16