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A photo of a crowd gathered outdoors at a ceremony where a black-and-white cow is being fed and honoured. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a yellow-and-white flower garland offers a banana-like fruit to the cow's mouth, held by a rope. Behind him, a man in an orange robe and white dhoti holds a tall wooden staff, and an orange-robed sadhu holds a golden staff with a trident-topped finial. Another man in an orange robe and shaved head, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a golden staff and smiles. A man in white with ash markings on his forehead and arms folded in namaste stands to the right beside the cow, which wears a red flower garland. Behind them, many devotees in white, yellow and orange clothing watch, some with folded hands. Red and green tassel decorations and an orange flag appear at the top. Possibly a gau puja or cow worship ritual at the event.

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