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Outdoor ceremony on a red carpet in front of a pale green building with a metal railing. A central figure in an orange robe and a white-and-orange flower garland, with a gold headband and long dark hair, holds bananas and feeds or offers them to a black-and-white cow with a green halter. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds the cow's lead rope at left. To the right, a man in white kurta and orange shawl with a beaded mala gestures, beside another man in an orange shawl. Behind them, musicians play a wind instrument and drums, and devotees in white and orange stand watching.

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December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ceremony on a red carpet in front of a yellow-walled building. A man in white dhoti and shirt, seen from behind, holds the head of a black-and-white cow with a green halter and bells. Beside the cow, a young person in orange robes, a gold headband and a white-and-red flower garland stands with a yellow cloth tied at the waist. Behind them, a musician in maroon plays a long brass horn, and a group of orange-robed and white-clad devotees, including a man in orange shirt and dhoti and a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, watch. Some people wear orange shawls, and a woman in green sari stands in the background.December 23 20092009-12-23December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor photo of a black-and-white cow decorated with a marigold garland and a striped cloth, held by a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl while another man in white stands behind. At right, a man with a shaved head, tripundra marks and rudraksha mala wears orange robes and holds a plate with a lit lamp, performing a ritual; another person in orange stands beside him. A white stepped platform and a copper-topped shrine spire with palm trees stand behind. Appears to be a cow-worship ritual during pradosha puja.2008-03-05 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copies