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Inside an open-sided cowshed with a corrugated orange roof and terracotta-coloured walls, two brown cows with yellow turmeric marks on their horns and foreheads eat green fodder from a basket and the ground. One cow has a green and gold cloth draped over its back. Behind them, a woman in a red and maroon sari with a bindi stands beside a small red-draped table holding brass oil lamps and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure wearing a beaded necklace, with flowers placed above the frame. White kolam-style designs decorate the walls, illustrating a gau seva and gau puja setting at the Sripuram gaushala.

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December 27 2021 sripuram2021-12-27Two women in a covered cowshed perform gau puja with palms pressed together in namaste. The cow in the foreground is draped with a green and gold shawl and has marigold garlands on its back. On the right, a woman in a pink and red silk saree with gold border stands before a small altar holding a framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes, decorated with red and orange flower garlands, a brass lamp and a gold-bordered red cloth. Concrete feeding troughs and other cattle surround the scene.2022-01-05Jan 5 2022 sripuram2022-01-05A photo of a gau puja in a cowshed. A woman in an orange sari stands beside a brown-and-white cow draped with a green and gold cloth, its forehead marked with yellow turmeric and kumkum. The cow is eating a large bundle of fresh green grass in the foreground. Behind them on a red-draped table is a golden statue of a seated sage wearing a red turban, pearl-style beaded necklaces, and a raised blessing hand, flanked by brass oil lamps and a brass bell. Other cattle stand in pens at the left, and the walls are painted red.2022-07-27December 30 2021 sripuram2021-12-30July 21 2022 Sripuram2022-07-21A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala around her neck stands beside a brown cow feeding on a large bundle of fresh green grass. The cow has white and yellow kumkum markings on its forehead and a green cloth draped over its back. The woman holds a small brass bell and a lamp or puja item in one hand while gesturing toward the cow, as part of go seva. Behind them, a deity murti in gold and yellow clothing sits on a red-draped altar flanked by two brass lamp stands with flames. The setting is a simple covered shelter with red walls and a dirt floor.2022-07-27Jan 7 2022 sripuram2022-01-07Jan 23 2022 sripuram2022-01-23Jan 4 2022 sripuram2022-01-04A woman in a red top and red-and-gold shawl, with a white forehead mark, stands barefoot beside a spotted brown-and-white cow in an open-sided shed. She holds a small brass vessel with a lit oil lamp and tilts it toward the cow's head, which is lowered over a basket of green fodder and yellow flowers. The cow is draped in a green cloth and has marigold-coloured marks on its horns and legs. A second brown calf stands behind. On the back wall, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a red-and-orange garland sits behind a small altar with brass lamps and a red-and-gold cloth. This is a go-puja (cow worship) scene.2021-12-31Night-time photo inside a covered cowshed where two cows are being fed. A brown cow in the foreground with a green cloth draped over its back and a white cow beside it with orange tilak marks on their foreheads eat cut grass from the floor. A person's arm in a red sleeve with red bangles and a gold bracelet offers grass to the white cow. Behind them against a red wall, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with red and white flowers, with two brass oil lamps lit on a yellow and red draped table as a Gau puja offering. The portrait figure wears orange robes and a beaded necklace; the depicted person is a portrait, not a physical person in the scene. One physical person is visible, only their arm.2022-01-06