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Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated red roof decorated with marigold and leaf garlands. At left, a deity murti sits on a gold-accented throne with a decorated dais and floral garland. A person in a white dhoti and white top stands at a red-painted wall, holding a small brass or silver object near the cow. A black-and-white spotted cow stands at right, decorated with marigold garlands, a colourful cloth and red tassels, with a yellow-gold vessel nearby. In the foreground a clay pot with a marigold-wrapped rim sits over a small fire of sticks, with sugarcane stalks tied upright above it, beside green-and-pink kolam lines on the ground. A person in a yellow sari at right holds a brass plate. The scene shows Gow Puja and Kanumu cow worship during Makara Sankranti celebrations.

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