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A woman in a bright orange saree and a young boy in a floral shirt and jeans feed grass from a woven basket to a black-and-white spotted cow inside a red-roofed shed. The cow wears a red marigold garland and has yellow-painted horns. Behind them, a small golden shrine houses a deity murti in a dhoti-style cloth with a red-and-gold headpiece, flanked by oil lamps. The scene suggests a go seva offering. The woman wears a mangalsutra-style pendant and bangles, and the boy stands barefoot beside her.

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A woman in an orange floral saree with a hair bun and gold bangles stands with a young boy in a navy floral shirt and jeans, offering green leaves from a woven basket to a black-and-white cow with a red flower garland on its neck. Under a corrugated red roof, a small golden shrine with a dome and columns holds a deity murti behind them.2022-04-03April 3 2022 sripuram2022-04-03April 3 2022 sripuram2022-04-03April 3 2022 sripuram2022-04-03A photo of a cow-shed scene with a spotted black-and-white cow wearing a red flower garland and yellow-painted horns, eating grass from a woven basket. Behind it a woman in an orange saree holds a brass bell and stands before a small golden shrine dome containing a deity murti. The shrine sits against a red wall, under a red corrugated roof, beside a stone trough decorated with kolam designs. The cow has a green cloth draped over its back. Oil lamps and a kalasha are visible on the shrine. This appears to be a go seva / gaumatha puja moment.2022-04-03A woman in a green and navy blue saree stands at the right holding a lit oil lamp beside a small golden shrine canopy containing a deity murti decorated with a white garland. In front, a brown and white spotted cow with red and marigold garlands on its neck and yellow turmeric marks on its horns and body eats grass from a woven basket on the concrete floor. The cow is draped with a pink and gold cloth. The open-sided hall has red walls and a corrugated roof. This appears to be a go seva and gau puja setting.2022-01-29A woman in an orange silk sari with a gold border stands at the right, holding a small white and red flower offering, and feeds a black-and-white spotted cow with horns tipped in yellow. The cow wears a rope halter with a yellow-and-red mark on its forehead, and fresh green fodder lies on the sandy floor. Behind them is a golden shrine canopy with a deity murti garlanded with white flowers and a small lamp. The red wall bears a white kolam pattern, and the cow shed extends into the background. Her forehead has white and yellow markings, consistent with a goseva or gau puja setting.2022-02-03April 3 2022 sripuram2022-04-03A woman in a yellow-orange silk saree stands barefoot beside a golden canopied shrine under an orange corrugated roof, holding a small brass bell in one hand and raising her other hand over a small image inside the shrine. In front of her a black-and-white spotted cow with a red and yellow flower garland around its neck and yellow-marked hooves stands on a dirt floor. To the right is a stone trough decorated with a white kolam design. The shrine holds a seated deity murti under a gold dome. Go seva and gau puja are visible in the setting.2022-04-03Jun 19 2022 sripuram2022-06-19A woman in a yellow silk sari and gold earrings performs gau puja beside two spotted cows in an open-sided shed. A cow with a yellow-painted horns and a yellow rope-harness, with red and yellow marks on its forehead, eats green grass and flower stalks scattered on the floor. A second brown-and-white calf stands beside it, marked with yellow and red. The woman holds a small oil lamp and a brass plate with a flame. Behind them is a golden shrine niche with a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes and a rudraksha mala, with a small kalasha-like dome above. A green cloth drapes the first cow's back. A red-painted wall and a bamboo fence frame the scene.A photo of a gaumatha puja at a temple shrine. A black-and-white spotted cow stands tied with a rope, wearing a garland of red flowers around its neck and horns, and a green-and-gold cloth draped over its back. A small boy in a pink t-shirt holds a basket of green grass and feeds the cow. Behind them, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at a golden shrine containing a deity murti decorated in red and gold, with a lit oil lamp in front.2022-01-20