A night photograph of a large decorated elephant effigy, painted black with white, yellow and red paisley and scroll patterns, and topped with a red and gold canopy. Several people in white and blue clothing walk along a paved path beside it, lit by street lamps and a bright light near the canopy. Trees and a low orange wall frame the scene at right. - Nithyanandapedia

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A night photograph of a large decorated elephant effigy, painted black with white, yellow and red paisley and scroll patterns, and topped with a red and gold canopy. Several people in white and blue clothing walk along a paved path beside it, lit by street lamps and a bright light near the canopy. Trees and a low orange wall frame the scene at right.

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