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A photograph of a covered cow shed with a concrete floor and red-painted lower walls, where a black-and-white cow wearing a white flower garland and a pink-and-orange floral garland stands on the left, its back to the camera, held by a rope while a woman in a grey-white sari with a head covering attends to it. Standing to the right, a man in an orange turban, orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man in a red-maroon dhoti with gold waistband and armlets stand facing the cow. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand along the back, and a banana plant and pink flower strand decorate the shed.

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April 28 20152015-04-28A photograph inside an open-sided cowshed with a corrugated roof and concrete walkway. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and a saffron turban, with a saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a beaded necklace, walks forward. Behind him, several saffron-robed monks follow along the walkway. Beside them, a man in white clothes and a white shirt, wearing a red-and-white garland, walks next to a large black-and-white cow garlanded with white and pink flower chains. Other people in white and light clothing stand in the background, and banana plants are visible outside the shed.2015-04-28A cow shed scene where a bald man in orange and gold-bordered dhoti bends forward to feed bananas to a large black cow wearing a garland of pink and white flowers. Behind him, another man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a saffron-coloured head wrap stands smiling, and several people in orange and red robes watch from the background. A cameraman films the scene near a man in white shirt and a young woman in orange. Banana leaves, a tiled roof and pink floral decoration frame the shed, and a drum is visible on the right. Some people in the background stand beside a concrete wall.2015-04-28A photograph in an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and banana leaves at the entrance. A bald man with a white-bearded face and vermilion-and-white forehead marks wears glasses and an orange robe, standing with hands folded at the right of the frame. Beside a black-and-white spotted cow decorated with a yellow-and-red flower garland, a priest in a red-orange dhoti with gold-bordered shawl holds a bowl of offerings. Other people in orange and white clothing stand behind, and a small calf stands at the left edge on a concrete walkway.2015-04-28A covered open-sided goshala shed with red-painted walls and banana plants at the back. In the foreground a black-and-white spotted cow, its back draped with a white jasmine garland, walks along a concrete channel. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a gold border stands at right with his back to the camera, holding a small bell. Behind them a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and a girl in a purple dress stands watching, with a man in a red-and-gold turban and rudraksha mala at centre. Strings of pink flowers hang from the roof beams.2015-04-28April 28 20152015-04-28April 28 20152015-04-28A black-and-white cow stands draped in an orange and gold silk cloth with a yellow marigold garland around its neck. A young priest in a white dhoti with a red border and a yellow flower garland stands at left, touching the cow's back. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing watches, some with long hair and beards. A red-and-yellow printed cloth lies in the lower left foreground. The scene appears to be a gau puja ritual at an ashram. A red wall with printed text is visible in the background.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a cow ceremony outdoors beside an orange-painted wall with a red pillar. A young man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti, with a short haircut, stands at the cow's head and raises his arm toward it, holding a yellow-orange marigold garland around the neck of a black-and-white cow draped with an orange silk cloth with gold border. A woman in a white saree with a patterned border and orange shoulder cloth touches the cow's head. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and shirts watches, including several women and a young girl in pink. Another cow with a red and gold cloth is partly visible at the lower left.2010-12-19