The scene depicts a sandy beach in Gokarna, India, during either sunrise or sunset under a hazy sky

The scene depicts a sandy beach in Gokarna, India, during either sunrise or sunset under a hazy sky. In the foreground, a light-colored Zebu cow with a prominent hump walks from left to right across the sand, partially facing the viewer. The sand features various footprints. The calm ocean water, reflecting the low-hanging red-orange sun on the horizon, has small waves breaking at the shore. In the mid-distance, several dark rocky outcrops are visible in the water; one island further left supports a small, dark structure. Three human figures are partially submerged in the ocean water, silhouetted against the sun's reflection. On the far right of the beach, two additional silhouetted human figures walk away from the waterline, moving rightwards across the sand.