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A photograph of a cow ritual outdoors in front of an orange-painted wall with a red pillar. A black-and-white cow is draped in an orange silk cloth with gold border and garlanded with yellow marigolds, with a red-and-orange flower on its back. A young man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at its side, hand on its body. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a red shawl over her shoulders holds the cow's head rope. Many people in white ritual clothes and white shawls stand behind, along with a few women and a girl in gold-trimmed dress. Trays of offerings are visible at right. The scene appears to be a cow worship rite such as gau puja.

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December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a cow-worship ritual in an outdoor courtyard beside an orange-washed wall. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and red shawl stands at the cow's head holding its rope. A man in a white shirt stands on the right, arm extended, touching a black-and-white cow draped in an orange-and-gold cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers. Around them a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and saris watches, with a child in a pink dress at left and another cow with a red-and-gold cloth at lower left.2010-12-19A photograph of a ritual scene with a black-and-white cow and a small calf draped in red and gold silk cloths with golden borders. A woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl holds the cow's rope halter and smiles. A woman in an orange-red sari stands at left beside a young girl with braided hair, and several men in white dhotis and shawls, plus women in saris, stand in a row behind against an orange wall. The setting suggests a gau puja style ceremony, though no specific ritual is clearly labelled.2010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial cow worship scene at an outdoor temple-style stage. A black-and-white cow with a rope halter is draped with an orange and gold silk cloth and a red-and-gold bordered cloth. A woman in a white sari with green and pink borders holds the halter and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind the cow, handling the red cloth. Brass plates with yellow flower offerings sit on the ground. In the background a standing figure in orange robes holds a staff, and a large banner shows a smiling saint in orange. Seated and standing devotees watch from the steps. Readable banner text is the copyright line, which is excluded.2010-12-19A 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 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA cow with black and white markings, draped in an orange and gold silk cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers, is being worshipped in an open courtyard. A young man in white clothes and a white shirt is adorning the cow's neck with a garland while a woman in a white sari with a red-orange shawl holds the cow's rope. Standing nearby are a girl in pink, a man in white dhoti and shawl, and a crowd of devotees in white and other clothes behind a pale orange wall with red pillars. Painted lettering on the wall reads Sri Anna. This appears to be a gau puja or cow worship ceremony. a person is not clearly identifiable in the scene.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +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.2010-12-19