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A photograph of a cowshed where several cows and calves stand on dry ground under a shelter. In the foreground a brown calf faces left. On the right a single person in an orange-saffron garment wraps the upper body, with a bare shoulder and arm, hair tied up, and a bangle on the wrist. The person holds a small brass or copper vessel and a brass bell, and appears to be performing a gau puja or cow worship. A round stone trough sits among the cattle, and construction debris lies in the background.

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January 16 20192019-01-16A photograph of a cattle shelter where several brown cows with curved horns and bells on their halters stand close together, a steam or smoke haze rising around the lead cow. On the left, a bearded man in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap stands beside the cattle holding the rope. Behind him, another person in orange clothing with long hair tied up stands in the background. On the right foreground, a bare-chested person with dark matted hair and an orange shawl, marked with white ash or vibhuti on the body, faces away from the camera. Bright sunlight fills the open-sided shelter.2019-01-16Outdoor cattle shed with a tin roof and dirt floor, with brick rubble and a red wall behind. Four men in saffron orange cloth stand among cows. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti bends to a small reddish calf, while another orange-clad man stands beside a brown cow. Two young men at right hold a brass plate with flowers and a lamp and offer worship; one wears a garland of beads and sunglasses, and the other has long dreadlocked hair and a white marked forehead. No cues establish a specific identity, so no a person candidate is named. Scene suggests a gau puja or cattle worship.2019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16Photo inside an open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof and a dusty floor, where several cattle, including a large reddish-brown bull with a neck rope, stand around. On the left, a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth and rudraksha mala holds a phone to his ear while another orange-clad devotee bends low at the bottom edge. Centre, a man in a white turban and striped sweater stands with a cow. On the right, a woman in orange saree with a rudraksha garland and a dark hair bun holds a small cup near a brass plate of flowers, kumkum, and metal dishes, with a bundle of green leaves on the ground. Gau puja setting, no readable text in the scene.2019-01-16Outdoor photo of a gau puja at a cattle shelter with brown and white cows and calves in dusty ground behind rubble and a rocky hillside. A devotee in orange dhoti and orange wrap, with rudraksha malas and a vibhuti tilak, holds a lit flame to a brown cow's face while a second orange-clad man with a bare upper body stands at the left, holding the cow's halter. A cup-like brass vessel is in the right hand. The cow wears a decorated halter and harness. Another calf is at the far right. Attribution to a person is unsure from appearance alone.2019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16Outdoor scene of a devotee in orange sari with bare back and white sacred markings on shoulder, wearing rudraksha malas and bracelets, holding a small oil lamp toward the face of a brown cow with a yellow-tipped horn and bell-decorated collar. Other orange-clad devotees stand behind, and a white-and-brown calf is in the lower right.2019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16