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A photograph of a ceremony in which a woman in a white sari with a green and orange border and a bangle touches the forehead area of a black-and-white cow garlanded with yellow marigolds and draped with a red and gold cloth. Behind her, rows of people in white and cream clothing stand watching, including men in white dhotis and women in white saris, some wearing glasses. At the right edge a man in white with a gold-bordered orange shawl stands beside the cow. A small orange thread is visible on the woman's wrist and the setting is an orange-walled hall.

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December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor photo of a cow being honoured. A black-and-white cow stands centred, draped with an orange and gold-bordered cloth and a long yellow marigold garland around its neck, held by a rope halter. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a small dotted pattern strokes the cow's head with her hand. Behind the cow, a person with long dark hair in a dark top and several women and men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, with a red-roofed building in the background.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a cow ceremony outdoors beside an orange-painted wall with a red pillar. A young man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti, with a short haircut, stands at the cow's head and raises his arm toward it, holding a yellow-orange marigold garland around the neck of a black-and-white cow draped with an orange silk cloth with gold border. A woman in a white saree with a patterned border and orange shoulder cloth touches the cow's head. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and shirts watches, including several women and a young girl in pink. Another cow with a red and gold cloth is partly visible at the lower left.2010-12-19A 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.2010-12-19A 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.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19A photo of a ritual at a temple-like hall with an orange-washed wall. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with an orange and green border and a red bindi strokes the head of a black-and-white cow, while a young man in white clothing drapes a garland of yellow marigolds with a red-and-gold brocade cloth over the cow's back. Behind them a crowd of devotees, some men in white dhotis and women in saris, watches attentively.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 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.2010-12-19