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A woman in a pink and cream floral sari stands bent over a clay pot on a small raised stone base on a bare concrete floor, pouring milk from a steel vessel into the pot. Beside her are a small terracotta plate, a steel tumbler, and a steel container, with a kolam of white rangoli swirls and yellow turmeric powder on the floor. Wood logs burn in a small fire in front of the base, and an open window with grille bars lights the plain white wall. This appears to be a Gaumatha or Gau seva style milk offering, with milk poured into the pot over the flames.

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