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Photograph of a ceremony with a foreground priest in white clothes and a red-and-white shawl with a gold bead necklace, his hand extended over a black cloth-draped object with a yellow flower and a brass plate of offerings. Behind, a seated audience of mostly women in white and saffron-trimmed clothes watches attentively. Behind them a dark black stone murti of a deity with an orange-and-white cloth stands against an orange wall, beside a small striped canopy umbrella on a pole, and a red curtain hangs at left. Text overlays the lower right corner: copyright notice and source credit.

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December 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a woman in a white sari with a red-orange and green border and an orange shawl, standing at left and touching the forehead of a black-and-white spotted cow with a rope halter and a red tilak mark. Behind them, a seated audience of women in white and pastel clothes watches attentively and some have hands folded in prayer. Plates of offerings with flowers and food sit on the floor in the foreground, and an orange-draped setting with a red curtain and a stand fills the background. The scene resembles a gau puja or cow worship ritual in an ashram hall.2010-12-19A woman in a white sari with a red-and-green striped border and a gold-patterned border stands at left, her hand resting on the head of a black-and-white cow with a rope halter. The cow's forehead bears a marking with a yellow and red tilak. In front, a plate of offerings with flowers and vermilion sits on the floor. Behind them, a seated audience of women in white and light clothing watches within an orange-walled hall, with saffron-robed figures visible at the right edge and a red curtain at left. The scene suggests a cow-worship ritual during a satsang.2010-12-19A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold beaded necklace and a vertical tilak on his forehead, bending over a deity murti draped in orange and white cloth with yellow flower garlands at the foot. Behind him seated devotees in white clothes watch, and a black stone deity figure stands near an orange-draped pillar against a terracotta wall. The priest's appearance does not clearly show the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron ornate clothing or rudraksha malas, so he is described only by role.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border, wearing a large gold-beaded necklace and a tilak on his forehead, seated and speaking in front of a row of seated women and girls in white and orange clothing. In the foreground, blurred black and orange garments and yellow flowers are visible. Behind him stand a dark deity murti and an orange-draped figure against an orange wall. The man is a priest or speaker; no appearance cues establish a particular identity.2010-12-19A cow draped in an orange and gold silk cloth with a yellow marigold garland at its neck stands in an outdoor courtyard, a black-and-white Holstein-type cow in the foreground. A young man with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti and a white shawl over bare shoulders and a gold-and-beaded necklace, holds a brass lamp or vessel near the cow, with incense smoke rising. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, many in white and light clothing, watches from a wall; a red and white painted wall and a large framed poster with red text sit at upper left. Other people sit on a white platform with brass lamps and offerings at left, and a red and gold cloth lies in the lower left. The scene suggests a cow worship ritual such as gau puja. A man in white with long hair stands among the crowd at centre right.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copies