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A covered open-sided goshala shed with red-painted walls and banana plants at the back. In the foreground a black-and-white spotted cow, its back draped with a white jasmine garland, walks along a concrete channel. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a gold border stands at right with his back to the camera, holding a small bell. Behind them a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and a girl in a purple dress stands watching, with a man in a red-and-gold turban and rudraksha mala at centre. Strings of pink flowers hang from the roof beams.

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April 28 20152015-04-28A photograph in an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and banana leaves at the entrance. A bald man with a white-bearded face and vermilion-and-white forehead marks wears glasses and an orange robe, standing with hands folded at the right of the frame. Beside a black-and-white spotted cow decorated with a yellow-and-red flower garland, a priest in a red-orange dhoti with gold-bordered shawl holds a bowl of offerings. Other people in orange and white clothing stand behind, and a small calf stands at the left edge on a concrete walkway.2015-04-28A photograph inside an open-sided cowshed with a corrugated metal roof and red-painted walls. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing an orange turban and a long orange-beaded necklace, walks barefoot down the concrete walkway with his right hand extended outward. Behind him, several men in orange and white ritual dress follow, including a bald man in orange robes and another in white dhoti with a sacred thread. A black cow with a white flower garland and brown cows stand along the walls, and a white-clad attendant leads the cow on the left. Devotees in orange and white stand in the background, and a camera operator is visible behind the group. Scattered petals and marigold decorations hang from the roof.2015-04-28A photograph inside an open-sided cowshed with a corrugated roof and concrete walkway. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and a saffron turban, with a saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a beaded necklace, walks forward. Behind him, several saffron-robed monks follow along the walkway. Beside them, a man in white clothes and a white shirt, wearing a red-and-white garland, walks next to a large black-and-white cow garlanded with white and pink flower chains. Other people in white and light clothing stand in the background, and banana plants are visible outside the shed.2015-04-28A photograph of a covered cow shed with a concrete floor and red-painted lower walls, where a black-and-white cow wearing a white flower garland and a pink-and-orange floral garland stands on the left, its back to the camera, held by a rope while a woman in a grey-white sari with a head covering attends to it. Standing to the right, a man in an orange turban, orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man in a red-maroon dhoti with gold waistband and armlets stand facing the cow. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand along the back, and a banana plant and pink flower strand decorate the shed.2015-04-28January 16 20162016-01-16December 19 20102010-12-19April 28 20152015-04-28December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor 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.2019-01-16Night outdoor ritual at Mattu Pongal celebrations. A cow with a brown coat, garlanded horns and yellow and white flower decorations stands on a sand-coloured platform while a white-clad older man holds its head. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand with hands joined and some carry brass trays with offerings. On the right, a bare-chested man in brown cloth wears a long white flower garland and has long dark hair, with an ornamented figure beside him in an orange robe and white head cloth. A striped mat covers the ground and a crowd stands behind in the dark.2018-01-15January 16 20162016-01-16