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A photograph inside a covered cow shed at Sripuram Sarvajnapeetam in Hyderabad. A brown cow with red flower garlands and a rope halter faces left, eating from a woven basket held by two people. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas and a white sacred-thread-style cloth on his forearm holds the basket, while a woman in a magenta sari with a green border and gold jewellery stands beside him, pouring or offering feed. Behind them a framed portrait with red garlands and a small oil lamp is placed on a yellow stand. Two physical people are visible.

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A photograph inside a cowshed at a temple-like setting. A brown cow with red and gold garland on its neck and a rope halter is eating from a woven basket of grain held by a shirtless man in white dhoti with white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in a magenta and green silk sari with gold jewellery stands and holds a small object. Behind them a red wall has a framed portrait with red garlands and a small lit oil lamp on a yellow-draped table. An orange cloth hangs on the left, and other cattle are visible in the background. The scene shows gau puja and goseva.2022-01-08A photograph of a gaumatha puja at a cow shed. A tan cow stands tied on the left, draped in an orange cloth and wearing a red and white flower garland around its neck, with a rope leading to a post. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and white tilak stands at a small raised altar, holding a brass plate with offerings. Beside him a woman in a magenta saree with green border and gold jewellery stands with palms joined in namaste. Painted kolam designs decorate the pink walls, and a basket of grain sits in front of the cow. Other cattle are visible behind the enclosure.2022-01-08Jan 9 2022 sripuram2022-01-08Jan 9 2022 sripuram2022-01-08Jan 2 2022 sripuram2022-01-02A woman in a green floral saree with a yellow-and-white border kneels beside a spotted brown cow with an orange cloth draped over its back and marigold marks on its head, feeding it from a basket. Behind them, a framed portrait on a small altar shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with red and orange flower garlands and a small oil lamp. A red-walled shed with a corrugated roof frames the scene.2022-01-10A cow shed during a Gau Puja. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred markings on his upper arms bends over a brown-and-white cow decorated with red and yellow garlands and a green cloth, offering food from a brass vessel. A white calf stands beside. Behind them a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, garlanded with orange flowers, sits on a red wall with a lit oil lamp. Cows stand in the background under bright ceiling lights.2022-01-01A photograph of a cow-shed setting at dusk, with cattle standing on a concrete floor behind a bamboo-lattice fence. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and tilak on the forehead wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, and stands beside a brown cow draped in a saffron-orange cloth with a red and white floral garland around its neck. A woman in an orange sari stands behind him. The cow is being adorned as part of gau puja and goseva, the daily cow-care worship at Sripuram.2022-01-08Indoor cowshed at night under a corrugated metal roof. A brown cow with yellow-marked horns and a green cloth draped over its back eats a pile of green grass in the foreground. Three women stand nearby: one in a yellow sari, one with a shaved head in white ritual cloth with an orange border, and one in an orange-red sari with rudraksha mala and gold necklace who holds her hands over the grass feeding the cow. A small deity murti with a brass lamp sits on a red-draped stand against a red wall.2022-07-21July 21 2022 Sripuram2022-07-21Feb 6 2022 sripuram2022-02-06A cow shed with a corrugated roof where a brown and white cow stands at left with a yellow-tipped horn, while a man in a white shirt and light trousers and a woman in a green-bordered sari with a patterned blouse perform a puja. The man, wearing glasses and a wristwatch, holds a small brass vessel while a woman in a red and gold sari and gold bangles pours or offers from it. Behind them a framed picture of a deity hangs on a red wall with red and orange flower garlands and a small oil lamp burning on a yellow-draped table. Another person in white dhoti stands at far left among the cattle.2022-01-03