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A photograph inside a temple hall shows a large grey elephant with white forehead markings and a pink-edged ear, its trunk extended toward a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a white-and-green flower garland and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, his forehead marked with white tilak. a person is at the right, reaching out toward the elephant. A mahout in a white shirt and green lungi holds a long stick beside the elephant. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and women in orange saris stand behind, with stone pillars and a framed picture on the wall.

August 06 2009

July 24 2005

An outdoor photograph of an elephant at an ashram-like compound with palm trees and banana plants behind a low wall. A large elephant with a rope around its neck stands on the left, its trunk curled down toward a small stone pedestal. On the left edge, a man in a rust-brown shirt and dhoti stands near the elephant. At centre, a woman in white with a red-bordered cloth stands near the elephant's trunk. To the right, a young man in a cream kurta and dhoti, another man in white, and a person in white stand in a row, while a man in an orange-saffron robe with long hair and beard faces the scene at right. A white-clad figure and an older woman in white with a red blouse stand further right. Strings of bunting are strung across the background.

January 02 2008

A photo inside a stone temple hall at Arunachaleswara temple, Tiruvannamalai, with carved granite pillars and a painted ceiling. A temple elephant with a bell on its neck and a striped green-yellow cloth draped over its back raises its trunk toward the crowd. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground, gesturing with an outstretched hand, while a bare-chested man in an olive shirt and white dhoti stands beside the elephant and a man in a striped shirt and red dhoti reaches toward its side. Other men in white shirts and trousers and a woman in a yellow sari with a blue bag watch from the right. A drummer in white stands behind them on a floor decorated with colourful kolam patterns.

November 09 2006

Outdoor scene with a large elephant in the right foreground, its trunk raised high and curled, decorated with a red, yellow and blue tassled fringe along its back. Several men stand around it on a street. A man in a white shirt with his back to the camera in the lower left faces the elephant. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and white tilak marks stands near the left edge with a beaded necklace. A uniformed officer in khaki stands behind them. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background, with a vehicle partly visible at left.

A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars. A decorated temple elephant stands at centre, its forehead painted with white and orange markings and its ear decorated with a swirling white design, with a small gold ornament on its head and bells hanging from its side. Three men surround it: on the left a smiling man in a dark green shirt and pale lungi, in the centre a man in a white shirt with a red cord, and on the right a man seen from behind in a white checked shirt, who is touching the elephant's trunk area. The elephant is among the people as they interact with it.

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July 13 2009

January 12 2009

A large dark elephant stands on a sandy, straw-strewn ground beside a low wall, with coconut palms and banana plants behind it. A man in a rust-brown shirt and orange-brown dhoti stands at the left by the elephant's leg. A man in a cream shirt and white dhoti reaches out to touch the elephant's trunk, while a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse holds the trunk. Another man in cream stands behind them, and a young woman in white stands near a low stone pillar. At the right foreground, a person with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and shawl, appearing to be a sannyasi or devotee, with people in white clothing beside them. a person cues are not clearly established, so this figure is described by role only.