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A young boy in an orange t-shirt and magenta dhoti stands barefoot offering a woven basket of green grass to a brown cow with a red and white flower garland around its neck and yellow turmeric marks on its horns. Behind them, a golden canopied shrine with a domed top houses a small figure seated with a red shawl and orange turban, adorned with pink flower garlands, with oil lamps in front. Fresh grass lies on the ground and the setting is a covered temple courtyard with red walls. This appears to be a go-seva gaumatha puja offering.

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A young boy in an orange t-shirt and magenta pants crouches on a bare floor, feeding fresh green grass from a woven basket to a brown cow. The cow wears a red and white rope halter, a red flower garland on its neck, and yellow and red turmeric-kumkum marks on its forehead and horns. Behind them a shrine holds a deity murti adorned with a pink garland beside brass oil lamps, set on a green cloth. A standing priest in a red dhoti with gold border, stands at the right, partly cropped, with bare feet. This is a gaumatha puja and goseva offering.2022-01-19Jan 19 2022 sripuram2022-01-19A photo of a gaumatha puja at a temple shrine. A black-and-white spotted cow stands tied with a rope, wearing a garland of red flowers around its neck and horns, and a green-and-gold cloth draped over its back. A small boy in a pink t-shirt holds a basket of green grass and feeds the cow. Behind them, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at a golden shrine containing a deity murti decorated in red and gold, with a lit oil lamp in front.2022-01-20A photo of a temple cow-shed scene. A bare-chested priest with a short beard, rudraksha mala and orange-yellow dhoti stands beside a small gold-domed shrine holding a deity murti decorated with white garlands, while lighting or waving a flame. A brown-and-white spotted cow with a red-and-green garland and marigold petals on its back and head grazes from a basket of grass in the foreground. A young boy in a white vest watches from the lower right. A green cloth covers the shrine base and a red wall and corrugated roof frame the space.2022-01-25A photo of a gau puja in a cowshed. A woman in an orange sari stands beside a brown-and-white cow draped with a green and gold cloth, its forehead marked with yellow turmeric and kumkum. The cow is eating a large bundle of fresh green grass in the foreground. Behind them on a red-draped table is a golden statue of a seated sage wearing a red turban, pearl-style beaded necklaces, and a raised blessing hand, flanked by brass oil lamps and a brass bell. Other cattle stand in pens at the left, and the walls are painted red.2022-07-27July 27 2022 Sripuram2022-07-27A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala around her neck stands beside a brown cow feeding on a large bundle of fresh green grass. The cow has white and yellow kumkum markings on its forehead and a green cloth draped over its back. The woman holds a small brass bell and a lamp or puja item in one hand while gesturing toward the cow, as part of go seva. Behind them, a deity murti in gold and yellow clothing sits on a red-draped altar flanked by two brass lamp stands with flames. The setting is a simple covered shelter with red walls and a dirt floor.2022-07-27A brown and white cow with a red-and-yellow tilak mark on its forehead and a green-bordered cloth draped over its back stands eating a large bundle of green grass. A woman in an orange sari with gold border, rudraksha mala and red bindi holds a brass bell and a brass lamp with a small dish of offerings while performing go puja. Behind them a red wall and a red-draped table hold a seated deity murti with a crown and garlands flanked by two brass lamp stands.2022-07-27July 27 2022 Sripuram2022-07-27Jan 23 2022 sripuram2022-01-23A shaved-headed priest bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead, wearing a red dhoti with yellow border and a rudraksha mala, feeds fresh green grass to a black-and-white spotted cow decorated with a red and white flower garland. Behind them under a golden canopy shrine, a figure in red and white garlands sits before offerings on a green cloth. The cow has a yellow-orange tilak on its forehead.2022-01-30A photograph of a temple shrine space with a tiled red roof. On the left, a light brown cow stands on a rope lead, with a yellow turmeric or kumkum mark on its forehead and a red and white flower garland around its neck, and a green cloth draped on its side. Beside it, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border holds a small brass bell in one hand and a flower garland in the other while standing before a golden domed shrine. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti dressed in red with pink flowers. Green silk covers the shrine base and pink powder decorates the floor, with garlands hanging on the pillars.2022-01-19