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Outdoor cattle shed with a red corrugated roof and marigold garlands strung along the beams, with small red-and-saffron flags on top. In the centre stands an ornate gilded throne holding a deity murti, flanked by gold-painted pillars. In the foreground a clay pot of pongal sits on a mud hearth with sugarcane stalks standing beside it, and a rangoli of coloured lines and a yellow lotus decorates the ground. On the right a woman in a cream saree with a colourful blouse stands beside a black-and-white spotted cow decorated with red and orange cloth, garlands and tassels. Further back, a woman in white stands near the throne, and a seated woman in green sits at left, with black fencing behind. Scene suggests a Kanumu cattle-worship event.

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