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Outdoor procession scene in a sandy village lane beside palms. A decorated temple elephant with a red and gold headdress and a trunk raised in greeting dominates the right side, while a man in a green shirt and checked lungi touches its head with a long stick. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a pink and purple garland stands with her palms joined, flanked by people in saffron robes and white dhotis. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti carries a tray of flowers on the left, and a red and yellow ceremonial umbrella with a trident emblem is held overhead. Several onlookers crowd the background and a man in a blue cloth bends in the foreground.

January 12 2009

January 12 2009

Outdoor procession scene on a dirt path beside palm trees. A decorated elephant with a red and gold headdress extends its trunk toward a person in a saffron-orange garment with a pink and white flower garland, who reaches out to touch it. A red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella is held overhead. Around them, several men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stand close, one holding a flower-decorated silver tray, and a handler in a green shirt holds a long stick beside the elephant.

January 12 2009

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Outdoors beside a palm-lined compound, a large dark elephant stands on dry palm fronds, its trunk raised and touched by a woman in white salwar kameez with a red-patterned hem. A man in a yellow kurta and white dhoti reaches toward the elephant's head. A man in a red-brown shirt and dhoti stands at its left leg. Beside a stone post, a young man in white kurta and a girl in white dress stand watching. On the right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, possibly a person by appearance, stands near older men in white. Banana plants and a white building form the background.

A photograph outdoors near palm trees and banana plants. A large dark elephant on the left extends its trunk toward a group of people in white and cream clothing who stand on a concrete walkway. A man in a cream dhoti and shirt, a woman in a white sari, and others in white garments stand in a line. A figure on the far right walks in a saffron-orange robe with long hair and a mala, carrying a small bag, with bare feet. A white-robed person stands further back on the left by a wall. Dry palm fronds lie on the ground.

A temple interior at night where a grey elephant with a colourful garland of red, pink, blue and green tassels and gold bells on its forehead reaches its trunk toward a man in a saffron-orange garment with a white head band and gold necklace, who stands with his hands together holding offerings. Behind him a line of devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls watches, one woman in a green sari, and a man in a white shirt on the right looks on. Carved stone pillars and a relief figure frame the scene, and petals are scattered on the stone floor.

An outdoor photograph of a large dark elephant with a rope around its neck and a wooden post beside it, standing on a paved ground with dry palm fronds. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and stands with hands at his sides, appearing to watch the elephant; he shows distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing consistent with the page's description, but appearance is not conclusive. Nearby, several people in white dhotis and white garments stand in a loose group, including a woman in a white sari with red border on the right.

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.

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