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Interior of a thatched-roof cowshed with a ghoshala setting. Several cows, mostly black-and-white and brown, stand and lie on the floor beside a concrete feeding trough, with straw underfoot. On the right, a decorated shrine is draped with banana leaves, green bananas and fruit garlands, and a deity murti in orange and red cloth sits at the centre. Brass oil lamps stand before plates of fruit and sliced offerings, and colourful painted prints of deities are laid on the ground. No people are visible.

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A thatched-roof cowshed with bamboo posts and a concrete feeding trough. Several cows are standing and one brown cow lies on straw at left. At right, a decorated altar holds a deity murti in orange and red garments, framed by white cloth, banana bunches, mango leaves and hanging fruit. Brass lamps and plates of fruit, sweets and kumkum offerings sit on the floor before it. Colourful printed devotional posters are laid out on the ground in front, showing deities. No people are visible in the scene.2011-07-16Interior of a thatched-roof cowshed (ghoshala) with bamboo posts and rafters. Several cows, black-and-white and brown, stand and lie on straw beside a concrete feeding trough. At right, a deity murti is dressed with red and white cloth and garlanded with bananas and green leaves, with brass oil lamps, fruit, sweets and offering plates arranged on a red-draped table. Colourful printed religious pictures lie on the floor in the foreground, and a small oil lamp burns among the plates. No people are visible.2011-07-16A thatched-roof cowshed at a KAILASA ghoshala, with several cows and calves resting and standing on straw near a concrete trough. On the right, a decorated altar holds a deity murti dressed in orange and red cloth, framed by banana leaves, banana bunches, mango leaves and garlands, with brass lamps, plates of fruit, sweets and offerings laid on a cloth in front. Painted devotional prints lie on the floor at the lower edge. No people are visible.2011-07-16A photograph inside a thatched-roof cowshed with bamboo rafters and yellow pole supports. Several cows, including a tan cow on the left and a black-and-white cow with curved horns and a rope halter on the right, stand at concrete feeding troughs. A green plastic jug sits in one trough. No people are visible in the scene.2012-05-09Inside a covered cowshed with pink walls and a ceiling fan, many cows and bulls stand in a row along a raised pink trough. In the foreground, a bull with orange horns has marigold garlands tied to its horns and a rope at its neck. A woman in a bright red-orange sari with gold border stands at the trough beside a copper pot, wearing rudraksha malas. Beside her, a girl in orange dress and a young man in white kurta with a mala are tending the cattle. A photographer with a camera stands among the cows and behind them an orange-clad figure holds a golden umbrella. The scene suggests a go-shala ritual of cow worship or cattle care.2016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16May 09 20122012-05-09A photograph of cattle in a thatched-roof shed with bamboo rafters and wooden posts. Several cows stand in a row, with a light brown cow in the foreground bending its head to a concrete feeding trough, and a black-and-white spotted cow and a dark cow beside it at the troughs. Dry ground lies beneath, with bright daylight entering from the left side. No people are visible.2012-05-09A woman in a white shawl with a blue-and-white striped border stands at a concrete feeding trough in a thatched cowshed, offering food from a metal plate to a brown cow. A black-and-white spotted cow stands in the foreground by the trough, and a second brown cow is nearby. Wooden poles support the palm-thatched roof, and a faded red cloth hangs overhead. No a person candidate is visible.2011-07-16January 16 20162016-01-16January 15 20182018-01-15A thatched-roof ritual shelter holds a decorated altar with a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron and orange robes, garlanded with orange flowers. Banana bunches, mango leaves, sugarcane stalks and red apples frame the altar, with red and orange draped cloth below. Brass oil lamps stand before it, and bronze bowls and plates of fruit, vegetables, coconuts and sweets are arranged on the floor. No physical people are visible in the foreground.2011-07-16