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A photograph of a group of cows tied with ropes on grassy ground beside a metal fence and orange posts. A black-and-white cow with a white face stands at left, while brown and brown-and-white cows, one with a tag on its ear, crowd around. Green bushes and a distant red-roofed building are visible behind. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a dusty outdoor cattle yard beside a white-washed wall. Several cows of brown, reddish-brown and black-and-white coats stand and graze on bare earth, with bags and straw in the foreground. Behind them are a white tarpaulin shelter, a concrete block wall and palm trees under bright daylight. No people are visible, and no ritual or a person appearance is shown.2012-05-09A photograph inside an open-sided cattle shed with a corrugated metal roof on red steel posts. Several cows and calves stand on a dusty concrete floor scattered with straw, most tethered by ropes; a brown calf in the centre faces the camera with its head forward. Trees and a low breeze-block wall lie beyond the shed. No people are visible.2022-01-07August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph of cattle tethered to wooden logs in a dirt yard for Mattu Pongal celebrations. Several cows, mostly black-and-white and one brown, stand in a row with ropes around their necks and yellow decorative garlands on some. Behind them, a corrugated white fence, trees and a haystack. Two people in white clothing with orange shawls stand in the background, and a third person in white works at the left near a white draped platform.2008-01-16December 01 20112011-12-01Outdoors on a dusty ground in a shaded yard, several young cattle are gathered: a black calf with a white-spotted face in the foreground with a rope and a blue-and-yellow decorated halter, a brown calf, a black-and-white spotted calf, and a white calf with a spotted horned adult cow behind them and a large black bull at the back. A young man in a white vest and dark jeans stands behind the calves, and an older man in a white shirt on the right, holding a rope, smiles at them. Water drums and palm trunks sit in the background.2011-12-01Outdoors on bare dirt, a black-and-white spotted calf stands in the foreground with a red thread tied at its hindquarters and a rope leading from its neck. Behind it a grey-and-white calf is held by a man in a white collared shirt and grey trousers, his hand resting on its head. A large black cow with a white-patched face and horns stands at the right, with dry grass and wooden poles scattered on the ground.2011-12-01August 15 20142014-08-15A photograph of an open dirt yard beside a corrugated metal fence, with several cows tethered to wooden posts and logs. Black-and-white and black cows stand on the dusty ground under trees. About eight people in white dhotis and kurtas stand together at the right, some with orange shawls over their shoulders, while a man in a striped shirt stands near the cows. The setting suggests a cow-worship rite during a harvest festival.2008-01-16January 16 20082008-01-16Outdoor photograph in a dirt yard beside a corrugated white metal fence and trees. Several black-and-white and black cows are tied with white ropes to a wooden log, with some cows adorned with garlands. About nine people in white clothes stand and walk among them; several wear saffron-orange shawls over white dhotis, and one figure in white walks barefoot. A bare-chested man in white stands at right near the log.2008-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16