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Photograph of a group of women and girls leaning over a low stone wall to touch a black cow with a pink halter and a tilak mark on its forehead. Several wear saffron-orange sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas, while others wear white sarees with gold borders. Their faces show tilak marks on the forehead. Some are smiling and reaching toward the cow. Behind them is a rocky hillside in dim evening light. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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