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Outdoor scene at a rural ashram setting with palm trees and a dirt path. In the foreground a black cow with a green and white halter and bells is being touched by a man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a tilak on his forehead, holding a white plate. Beside him a smiling woman in white sari with a red border and a red bindi stands near the cow. Behind them a second person in orange robes is partially visible. The cow is being honoured during a ritual setting.

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October 08 20072007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors near a white temple structure with palm trees behind. A black cow with white markings wears a garland of yellow and red flowers and a sash of cloth. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at its head and guides it by a rope. A woman in a white sari with green and gold border stands beside the cow, bending forward with her hand near its face, with red kumkum on her forehead. To the right, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands with his hands together. Another person in white stands behind, and a man in a yellow cloth stands further back. Scattered flower petals lie on the ground.2008-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 08 20072007-10-08Outdoor photo of a black-and-white spotted cow decorated with white and red flower garlands and a green-and-white cloth at its neck, being touched by a man in a saffron-orange robe at right who wears a wristwatch. Two women in white saris with red and green borders stand behind the cow, one with a red-and-white sash, the other with a forehead mark. Palm trees and a sandy ground appear in the background, consistent with a pradosha puja ritual setting.2007-10-08Outdoor temple scene at an ashram with palm trees behind. A black-and-white spotted cow stands at centre, garlanded with white and red flowers and a green halter, held by a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a red bindi. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead rests a hand on the cow. A black stone yoni-shaped abhishekam basin behind the cow is decorated with white and red flower garlands. Several people in white clothes stand watching in the background, including a woman in an orange shawl and white attire, a figure in orange, and men in white kurtas.2007-10-08A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested and with long swept-back dark hair, smiling as he places his right hand on the forehead of a black cow with curved horns and a rope halter. Beside the cow stands a woman in a white top and orange shawl, with a red kumkum mark on her forehead, also smiling. Behind them is a thatched-roof open pavilion with a red-painted pillar and red-leafed shrubs. The man's appearance (long hair, saffron wrap, distinctive adornments) is consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown here in an ashram cow-blessing moment; the woman is a devotee. Two people are visible.2006-09-21Outdoor scene at a temple grounds with palm trees and a sandy path. A young man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a black-and-white cow by a rope, garlanded with red and yellow flowers. To the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl also joins palms in namaskar. A black Shiva lingam with a garland sits on a black stone yoni pedestal beside the cow, with a white painted base behind it.2007-10-08A black-and-white spotted calf with a teal and white rope halter stands on a dirt ground in the foreground, while a woman in a white sari with a red border holds the rope at right. A man in an orange robe stands beside her at the edge of the frame. Palm trees and a row of white poles stand behind them under a pale sky.2007-10-08A smiling young man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands beside a black-and-white cow garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, holding its rope. He rests one hand on the cow's back near a black stone yoni-pitha. Behind them, several white-robed devotees stand near a wooden table with brass kalasha pots and offerings, and an orange-robed priest bends over a brass vessel at right. Palm trees and foliage fill the background.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08