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A black-and-white cow with a yellow marigold garland and red-bordered cloth on its back is being offered bananas by a person in white and orange clothing at a ritual table. A brass plate, oil lamp with flame, and steel plates sit on a red-and-white striped cloth. A woman in a leopard-print top stands at right holding a silver tray. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes watch, several with hands folded, some wearing lanyards. The setting appears to be an outdoor ashram courtyard with an orange wall. This appears to be a cow puja with banana offering.

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