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Outdoor temple scene at a stone gateway with a brown cow decorated with pink and white flower garlands, green leaf festoons and bells on its harness. A man in a saffron robe with a long gold ceremonial necklace reaches to feed the cow leafy greens; a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands beside him, and a uniformed police officer stands behind them. A man in saffron with a shaved head and white tilak stands at right, and a man in orange with a rudraksha-style gold necklace stands further right. Photographers and onlookers are at left in front of temple shops and signboards. Cow-feeding ritual at a temple entrance.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor temple scene at a street entrance with a brown cow decorated with pink and white flower garlands, leaf garlands, bells and painted horns. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands beside it, and a man in a green shirt is at the left edge. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple gold beaded necklaces stands at right, reaching to feed the cow leafy greens; a woman in orange robes stands beside him. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, a photographer is at left, and a banner sign is visible above. One man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace is visible at the right edge. a person fits the saffron robes, long swept hair and gold necklaces, presented as the figure feeding the sacred cow.2010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesA street scene outside a temple in Tiruvannamalai. A man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses stands in the foreground, and a uniformed police officer in a peaked cap is at left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace feeds green leaves to a dark cow decorated with pink flower garlands, bells and horn tips painted gold. Beside him another saffron-robed man wears a gold necklace, and several saffron-clad attendants and onlookers follow. Behind them stand shop fronts with red signboards and a temple gopuram.2010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple street in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower in the background and a red signboard reading Arunachaleshwar temple prasadam. A long-haired man in orange clothes with a red shawl extends his arm toward a decorated brown cow, which has gilded horns, a garland of pink flowers and bells on its harness. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas stand together, and a uniformed police officer and a white-shirted man with glasses stand at left. Several foreign women in orange shawls and a cameraman with a camera fill the background. a person: the long-haired figure in orange has a swept-back mane and saffron robes, but identity is an appearance-based label only.2010-01-08A photograph outside a temple entrance where a brown temple cow decorated with yellow-painted horns, pink and green flower garlands and bells is being fed. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace stands on the right, extending his arm toward the cow's head and smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and gold beads also stands. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts and a uniformed police officer look on, with a man in a green shirt holding the cow's halter on the left. Temple stone pillars and a dark stone sculpture are behind the crowd.2010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo at a gate beside a large tree. A dark brown bull with curved horns, bells and a painted rope is being fed green leaves by a man in white on the left and a woman in a yellow sari with a blue blouse, hands raised in greeting. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark hair, white tripundra marks on his forehead, an orange-saffron cloth and a green garland is turning toward the bull. Behind him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, and several men and a boy in white shirts stand near a red-and-orange metal gate.2010-12-29Outdoor photo at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe, a gold multi-strand necklace and a red bindi smiles while reaching out to touch the horns of a brown cow decorated with pink and white flower garlands, green leaf garlands and brass bells. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a camera, and uniformed police officers stand close by. Stone temple pillars and a shrine-style architecture form the background. The scene appears to show a cow-feeding or cow-blessing moment at the temple.2010-01-08