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A woman in a red blouse and patterned sari performs a gau puja in a covered cowshed with red walls and a red-tiled roof. She holds a brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, facing a spotted cow draped in a green cloth and garlanded with orange marigolds. Behind the cow stands a golden canopy shrine with a dome, and a garland of red and white flowers hangs on the wall. Other cows stand in the background of the shed, and a ceiling rope and open fencing are visible.

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Jan 18 2022 sripuram2022-01-18A woman in a pink and red saree with a white vibhuti mark on her forehead stands at left, holding a brass lamp near a cow. Beside her, a cow with black and white patches wears a gold-and-green cloth draped over its back, and a small golden canopy shrine with a domed roof stands behind it in a red-walled cowshed. Several other cows are tied within the shed, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a stone ledge. A white kolam design is painted on the red wall.2022-01-31Jan 18 2022 sripuram2022-01-18A woman in a red blouse and red sari with a forehead tilak and earrings performs a ritual at a golden shrine in a cow shed. She holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a golden canopy shrine containing a seated deity murti in red and gold garments, decorated with white pearl garlands and marigold-style garlands on the pillars. A green cloth covers the shrine base. Several cows, including a black-and-white spotted cow and a brown-and-white cow with yellow ear tags, stand nearby in the shed, with a bell visible at the lower right.2022-01-18A photograph inside a covered cowshed with a red-painted wall and corrugated roof. A woman in a pink-red kurta with a bindi and forehead markings stands at right, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a small golden canopied shrine. Inside the shrine is a seated deity murti in red and gold dress, with a pearl garland draped across the front and marigold garlands hung on the side pillars. Brown-and-white and black-and-white cows stand in the foreground, and a green cloth covers part of the left side. Two more people are faintly visible in the background.2022-01-18A woman in a magenta sari and a maroon blouse, with a pendant necklace, performs an aarti with an oil lamp and a brass handbell beside a red-walled shrine in a covered cowshed. Inside the golden-domed shrine stands a deity murti draped with a white and red garland. Several cows, one with a green-and-gold embroidered cloth draped over its back, stand in the shed, and a concrete trough with white kolam-like patterns sits at the right edge. The setting suggests a Go seva and Nithya Gaumatha puja.2022-01-31Jan 26 2022 sripuram2022-01-26A woman in a maroon blouse and red-and-gold striped sari performs a gaumata puja on a black-and-white spotted cow inside a covered open shed. She stands at the cow's side, her hand near its flank, holding a small brass lamp or puja vessel, with a turmeric-yellow mark on the cow's back and a green-and-gold cloth draped over its back. A smaller grey calf stands on the right, tied with rope. Behind them is a golden domed shrine structure against a red wall, with a wire-mesh enclosure and trees beyond. Other cattle are visible at the left edge.2022-01-31A woman in a red and gold silk sari performs a gau puja at a cowshed. She kneels on the bare floor, holding a brass oil lamp and a brass bell toward a black-and-white spotted cow with a green cloth draped over its back, its horns tipped in gold and its head decorated with yellow flowers and rope tied at the horns. Behind her, several cows stand in pens under a corrugated roof. Against a red wall stands a gold-domed shrine housing a small seated figure in red and orange garments with a crown-like headdress, a garland and a necklace, flanked by two brass lamps and a flower offering. Floor and wall have white kolam patterns. A kumkum mark is on her forehead, and she wears bangles and an earring.2022-01-26Jan 18 2022 sripuram2022-01-18A woman in a red blouse with a tilak on her forehead, wearing a beaded necklace and bangles, leans over to ring a brass bell at a small gold-domed shrine in a cowshed. The shrine holds a deity murti in red and gold dress, draped with white pearl garlands and flanked by pink and white flower garlands on the red wall, with an oil lamp in front. Below, a brown-and-white cow stands in the foreground, and black-and-white cows are tied in stalls behind a pillar, with a green cloth draped over a rail. This depicts a gaumatha puja at the cow shelter.2022-01-18A woman in a red silk sari with a gold border kneels at the lower right of a cowshed, holding a small brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a lit flame in the other. Her hair is tied in a bun and she has a red bindi and tilak on her forehead. In front of her a black-and-white spotted cow stands with a green cloth draped over its back, a yellow-marked forehead and horns, eating straw on the floor. Behind them a golden shrine with a dome holds a deity murti in red and white garments, flanked by two lit lamps and garlands. Walls are painted red with white kolam designs, and cattle are visible in pens behind.2022-01-26