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Night photo at a temple entrance of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a multi-strand flower garland, feeding green leaves to a brown cow with a red rope. Around him stand saffron-robed monks, one bald and one with a shaved head, and a bare-chested priest in orange cloth with a white garland holding the cow's head. Men in grey and white shirts and a uniformed police officer stand at the left edge, a man in white with glasses looks on, and a cameraman films at the right. Stone temple pillars and a pink wall form the background. a person appears as the long-haired man in saffron feeding the cow, distinguished by his long swept hair and ornate garland.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night scene at a temple entrance with stone pillars and a dim lamp. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a long ornate gold-and-bead necklace and gold bangles; he stands with hands extended toward a decorated bull or ox, which has a yellow-green garland and leafy offerings. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees stand, including a man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed priest bare-chested with pearl garlands. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. Onlookers and a photographer with a camera are visible in the background.2011-12-20December 23 20092009-12-23December 20 20112011-12-20January 15 20182018-01-15January 02 20082008-01-02Outdoor festival procession with a crowd behind. In the foreground, a black-and-white cow adorned with yellow marigold and red flower garlands is fed a banana by a young man in saffron robes wearing a rudraksha-style gold-bead necklace. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron with long dark curly hair and a gold necklace holds an orange cloth, and a shaved-headed man in white with spectacles stands nearby. A young woman in orange with a white and red flower garland holds a brass trishul-topped staff, while golden trishul staffs and a kalasha-style banner appear above the crowd. A steel tray with apples, bananas and coconuts sits at lower left. Devotees in white and yellow dress watch. Gau puja appears to be taking place.2009-12-23December 20 20112011-12-20Inside a stone temple hall with carved grey pillars, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a crowd. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth, a gold necklace and a gold armlet, with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a gold necklace and a gold kalasha-like pot. Another bearded priest in orange dhoti with white forehead marking and rudraksha mala offers a brass bowl toward the central figure. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand at right near a white metal gate, and a grey-haired man in white cloth watches from the lower right. Women in orange and maroon saris stand behind, hands in anjali, at a temple darshan or pooja.2011-12-20January 02 20082008-01-02Outdoor photograph of a cow being fed at a temple or ashram event. A black cow with a white face and white-tipped horns stands on the right, its neck decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and long dark hair leans forward on the left, wearing a long multi-colored flower garland and holding a metal tray of puffed grain or popcorn toward the cow. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and layered gold-bead necklaces leans in to feed the cow, while a third man in white with a sandalwood forehead mark stands behind. Behind them, orange-clad men hold golden ceremonial staffs, and women in saris and white attire watch and smile. Several people in the background wear saffron or white garments, and a woman in a pink sari with a gold border stands at the right.2009-12-23