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Close photo of a devotee in saffron-orange robes offering food to cows during a Gau puja. The person's bare forearm and wrist show rudraksha mala beads and a bracelet, holding a small brass bell in one hand and a leaf-lined plate of food in the other. Two reddish-brown cows with yellow-painted horns and red kumkum marks lower their heads to eat bananas, rice and greens from the plate on sandy ground. A sacred animal-care ritual at a cattle gathering, with the person's face outside the frame. Only the arm and hand of one person are visible.

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January 16 20192019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16Close photo of two reddish-brown cows pressing their heads together outdoors on sandy ground. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet and a saffron-orange robe at the left edge holds a silver plate lined with a green banana leaf, which a cow is nibbling. The cow nearest the camera has a white-speckled muzzle and a rope around its horn. The background is bright and softly blurred.2019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16A close photo of a person's hand offering food to brown cows. The hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and with an orange garment edge at the left, holds a silver tray lined with a green leaf that holds grain or feed. Two brown cows with white-marked legs lean in to eat from the tray, on a dusty sandy ground. Only the hand and arm of one person is visible.2019-01-16A photograph of a person in orange saffron robes feeding a brown cow from a banana-leaf plate of food. The person wears a rudraksha mala on the wrist and holds a golden ceremonial object, possibly a kalasha or ritual vessel. The cow has a red-orange tika mark on its back and eyes closed while eating. Sandy ground and an orange cloth are visible at the lower left.2019-01-16A brown cow with a white-tipped snout eats food offered from a leaf plate held by a person in orange robes. The leaf plate holds cooked rice and yellow banana pieces. The person wears orange clothing, a red-brown rudraksha bracelet and a wrist mala, with white ash markings on the upper arm. Another cow and an orange-clad figure stand behind on sandy ground, with a hanging bell visible at right. The scene suggests a cow feeding ritual.2019-01-16Two reddish-brown cows with yellow-painted horns feed from a metal plate lined with green leaves on bare, dusty ground. The cow in front has orange-yellow tilak marks on its forehead and horn tips, and a rope is tied around the second cow's neck. Orange-robed legs of a person stand at the left edge of the frame, and scattered grains lie on the ground beside the plate. The scene suggests a cow worship offering, with the animals fed by hand during a ritual.2019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16January 16 20192019-01-16A photograph of a person in an orange-saffron dhoti standing barefoot on dry dusty ground, offering food from a polished brass bowl to a reddish-brown cow with long curved golden-tipped horns. The cow has orange kumkum or vibhuti marks on its forehead and a rope tied near its head; other cows stand behind it in an open shed. The orange-clad figure's face is not visible, so no candidate can be identified. Gau puja style feeding of cattle, a Mattu Pongal-related act of thanking animals.2019-01-16