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Outdoor temple scene at a street entrance with a brown cow decorated with pink and white flower garlands, leaf garlands, bells and painted horns. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands beside it, and a man in a green shirt is at the left edge. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple gold beaded necklaces stands at right, reaching to feed the cow leafy greens; a woman in orange robes stands beside him. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, a photographer is at left, and a banner sign is visible above. One man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace is visible at the right edge. a person fits the saffron robes, long swept hair and gold necklaces, presented as the figure feeding the sacred cow.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08A photograph outside a temple entrance where a brown temple cow decorated with yellow-painted horns, pink and green flower garlands and bells is being fed. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace stands on the right, extending his arm toward the cow's head and smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and gold beads also stands. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts and a uniformed police officer look on, with a man in a green shirt holding the cow's halter on the left. Temple stone pillars and a dark stone sculpture are behind the crowd.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe, a gold multi-strand necklace and a red bindi smiles while reaching out to touch the horns of a brown cow decorated with pink and white flower garlands, green leaf garlands and brass bells. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a camera, and uniformed police officers stand close by. Stone temple pillars and a shrine-style architecture form the background. The scene appears to show a cow-feeding or cow-blessing moment at the temple.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a gold-beaded necklace, smiling and gesturing toward a brown cow whose horns are gilded and whose head is garlanded with pink flowers and green leaves, with bells hanging from its neck. It is feeding on leaves held near its mouth. Around them stand uniformed police officers in khaki, a man in a white dhoti and shirt, and a man in white with an orange cloth. A cameraman films at left, and a temple gateway with stone pillars stands behind the group. The man in saffron fits the page's Swamiji reference only through appearance cues of long hair, saffron robes and ceremonial beads, so he is labelled probable.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple street in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower in the background and a red signboard reading Arunachaleshwar temple prasadam. A long-haired man in orange clothes with a red shawl extends his arm toward a decorated brown cow, which has gilded horns, a garland of pink flowers and bells on its harness. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas stand together, and a uniformed police officer and a white-shirted man with glasses stand at left. Several foreign women in orange shawls and a cameraman with a camera fill the background. a person: the long-haired figure in orange has a swept-back mane and saffron robes, but identity is an appearance-based label only.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photo at a temple entrance of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a multi-strand flower garland, feeding green leaves to a brown cow with a red rope. Around him stand saffron-robed monks, one bald and one with a shaved head, and a bare-chested priest in orange cloth with a white garland holding the cow's head. Men in grey and white shirts and a uniformed police officer stand at the left edge, a man in white with glasses looks on, and a cameraman films at the right. Stone temple pillars and a pink wall form the background. a person appears as the long-haired man in saffron feeding the cow, distinguished by his long swept hair and ornate garland.2011-12-20