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A decorated elephant in a street procession, its forehead and trunk painted with white and pink ceremonial patterns and covered in marigold garlands. A red and white cloth drapes its flank, and a canopy above the howdah is strung with flower garlands in yellow, orange, red and white. A young man in a light green shirt walks beside the elephant holding its guide rope, a boy in a teal shirt stands in the foreground, and several men in shirts watch from the roadside. A pink building and bunting appear behind the crowd.

February 02 2007

October 15 2011

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A decorated yellow vehicle with an ornately carved golden facade and a large framed portrait of a smiling person in orange clothing mounted above the windshield, garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower strings. Saffron flags flutter on the sides. Crowds of people walk along a street lined with trees, shops and strings of small decorative lights. In the foreground an older man in a white dhoti and pink shawl rides a bicycle with a bag, and several children and men in white shirts stand nearby.

February 16 2009

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February 02 2007

A decorated temple elephant leads a street procession. Its forehead and trunk are painted with white and pink ornamental patterns, and its head is covered in marigold and orange flower garlands. Above it, a canopy or howdah is hung with yellow, white and red flower garlands on gold-coloured posts, and the elephant wears a red and gold embroidered cloth edged with white frills. On the left, a young man in a green-and-cream striped shirt holds an orange cloth beside the elephant, and a boy in a teal shirt stands in the foreground. A man in a pink shirt and other onlookers stand on the right beside a pink building, with orange bunting strung above.

February 02 2007

February 16 2009

Two decorated elephants walk along a paved village road in a procession. Each elephant wears a large gold-coloured frontal ornament with a garland of flowers and multicoloured ribbons, and orange cloth covers its back. A mahout in khaki shirt sits atop each elephant. Men in khaki and light shirts walk beside them, one holding a long stick. Yellow marigold garlands hang across the road, and spectators and palm trees line the roadside.

A decorated elephant in a street procession under a clear blue sky. The elephant's trunk is raised upward, and it wears an ornate golden headdress studded with gold bosses and embellished with red and pink flower garlands and multicoloured tassels. Its back is draped in an orange cloth. A man in a light checked shirt sits on its back. Behind and beside the elephant, a crowd of onlookers gathers, and yellow pennant flags hang across the street, with palm trees visible in the background.

A golden ornately carved ratha vehicle, the Kodikkan Ratham, is parked among trees on a dry grassy hillside at AadiKailaasa in Bidadi. Its front and sides are decorated with carved gold-painted panels and a small white flag with a blue emblem. A cluster of people in orange and white clothing gathers around the vehicle; a man in white dhoti stands near its base beside a smoking incense or fire vessel. Printed photo panels with captions are mounted on the ratha's side. The trees and scattered shrubs frame the scene.