Close view of a black bull with a white patch on its forehead, wearing a green leather headstall with a brass bell and a metal ring on the side, tied with rope and a frayed cloth tassel. A yellow marigold garland hangs along its neck. A person in white dhoti stands at the right edge, showing only legs and a hand with a wristwatch. The ground is bare earth with a white-and-red painted wall behind. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close view of a black bull with a white patch on its forehead, wearing a green leather headstall with a brass bell and a metal ring on the side, tied with rope and a frayed cloth tassel. A yellow marigold garland hangs along its neck. A person in white dhoti stands at the right edge, showing only legs and a hand with a wristwatch. The ground is bare earth with a white-and-red painted wall behind.

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