A woman in a green saree with a floral blouse stands at a red concrete trough in an open-sided cattle shed under woven bamboo mats. She leans over and touches the horns of a black cow, which stands with its head down at the trough. Concrete floor and a sunlit yard are visible beyond the shed. - Nithyanandapedia

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A woman in a green saree with a floral blouse stands at a red concrete trough in an open-sided cattle shed under woven bamboo mats. She leans over and touches the horns of a black cow, which stands with its head down at the trough. Concrete floor and a sunlit yard are visible beyond the shed.

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A cow shed with several cattle standing in stalls under a corrugated roof with wooden posts. In the foreground a black and white cow with a rope around its neck rests its head on a red-painted concrete feeding trough decorated with a white kolam design. Beside it a woman in a light green saree with a floral print and bangles holds out food to the cows. Other cattle, one brown and white, stand behind in the shelter.

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A photograph inside a covered cattle shed with a tiled roof and wooden-slatted walls. Several cows and oxen stand at a long concrete feeding trough. A man in a red short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers bends over the trough tending the animals. On the right, a woman in a green and floral printed saree holds a small brass or clay bowl and offers food to the cattle. Another cow with a white-and-brown coat stands in the foreground on the left. The scene reads as cow feeding, gosala care, during a Mattu Ponggal celebration at the Sripuram Sarvajnapeetham ashram.

A woman in a red and cream patterned sari with a gold border feeds a black-and-white spotted cow in a covered cattle shed with a red corrugated roof and red support pillars. Her hair is pulled back and she wears a beaded necklace and bangles as she scoops feed from a long concrete trough. Several other cows, some brown and some black, stand in the shed behind her, with woven straw screens along the back wall. This is a gaushala goseva scene.

A woman in a green sari with a patterned border stands at a red-painted concrete feeding trough in a covered cattle shed, offering green fodder to a herd of brown-and-white and black cows. A decorative white kolam-style motif is painted on the trough. Red pillars support a corrugated roof, and a woman in red trousers walks past at the right edge of the frame. Bright daylight enters through the open side walls.

A woman in a red blouse and dark red sari stands in a cattle shed beside a black-and-white spotted cow draped with a green and gold brocade cloth. She holds a small lamp or ritual item near the cow's head. Behind her a framed portrait with red-and-white garlands hangs on a terracotta wall, showing a man with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace in saffron clothing. The cow is tied with rope to a wooden post. This is a gau puja (cow worship) scene with garlands and a green fodder setting.

A photo inside a covered cowshed with pink pillars and a corrugated roof. A woman in a pink and gold saree with her hair tied back stands at left holding a red bucket, beside a long concrete feeding trough. Several cows, white, tan and dark, eat green fodder from the trough, and one dark cow wears a rope halter with long curved horns in the foreground. Sunlight streams in from the open side.

A photograph of devotees feeding cattle at an outdoor cowshed with a red-painted wall and an orange corrugated roof. A man in a dark blue shirt stands at left holding a plate of green fodder and corn stalks, while a woman in a light green floral sari with green bangles leans over a low wall toward the cows. Several brown and black cows are tethered with rope along a feeding trough, and a grey cow is visible at bottom right. Trees and a second cow appear in the background, along with steel pots and food containers on the ledge. The scene reflects a cow-feeding offering as part of a Mattu Ponggal celebration.