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A cow shed with a pink-painted lower wall decorated with white kolam-style line patterns. A black-and-white spotted cow stands tied at center, with marigold garlands and yellow turmeric marks on its horns and back, eating fodder. Four women and one man stand with palms joined in namaskaram, beside a small brass deity murti on a green-draped table at right, with brass lamps. One woman in a pink sari at right and another in a green-and-yellow sari near the cow take part in the gaumata puja. Blue tarpaulin and wooden fencing are visible behind.

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