A blurry nighttime photo of a gaumatha puja at a cowshed. A black cow with white markings, tied with a rope, stands at left, eating green grass stalks spread on the ground. A person in a long orange robe stands at a small altar against a red wall, holding a lit oil lamp before a small deity murti. The floor is bare sandy ground under a corrugated roof, lit by an overhead light. - Nithyanandapedia

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A blurry nighttime photo of a gaumatha puja at a cowshed. A black cow with white markings, tied with a rope, stands at left, eating green grass stalks spread on the ground. A person in a long orange robe stands at a small altar against a red wall, holding a lit oil lamp before a small deity murti. The floor is bare sandy ground under a corrugated roof, lit by an overhead light.

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