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A street scene outside a temple in Tiruvannamalai. A man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses stands in the foreground, and a uniformed police officer in a peaked cap is at left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace feeds green leaves to a dark cow decorated with pink flower garlands, bells and horn tips painted gold. Beside him another saffron-robed man wears a gold necklace, and several saffron-clad attendants and onlookers follow. Behind them stand shop fronts with red signboards and a temple gopuram.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple street in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower in the background and a red signboard reading Arunachaleshwar temple prasadam. A long-haired man in orange clothes with a red shawl extends his arm toward a decorated brown cow, which has gilded horns, a garland of pink flowers and bells on its harness. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas stand together, and a uniformed police officer and a white-shirted man with glasses stand at left. Several foreign women in orange shawls and a cameraman with a camera fill the background. a person: the long-haired figure in orange has a swept-back mane and saffron robes, but identity is an appearance-based label only.2010-01-08Outdoor temple scene at a stone gateway with a brown cow decorated with pink and white flower garlands, green leaf festoons and bells on its harness. A man in a saffron robe with a long gold ceremonial necklace reaches to feed the cow leafy greens; a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands beside him, and a uniformed police officer stands behind them. A man in saffron with a shaved head and white tilak stands at right, and a man in orange with a rudraksha-style gold necklace stands further right. Photographers and onlookers are at left in front of temple shops and signboards. Cow-feeding ritual at a temple entrance.2010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesDecember 29 20102010-12-29December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor temple scene at a street entrance with a brown cow decorated with pink and white flower garlands, leaf garlands, bells and painted horns. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands beside it, and a man in a green shirt is at the left edge. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple gold beaded necklaces stands at right, reaching to feed the cow leafy greens; a woman in orange robes stands beside him. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, a photographer is at left, and a banner sign is visible above. One man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace is visible at the right edge. a person fits the saffron robes, long swept hair and gold necklaces, presented as the figure feeding the sacred cow.2010-01-08 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2009-12-23December 20 20112011-12-20