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A street procession in Madurai with a decorated elephant draped in a red, green and yellow embroidered cloth fringed with gold. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps line the route and walk beside the elephant. In the foreground a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas raises a hand, while a woman in a white sari with an orange border presses her palms together in namaskar. Other women in white and purple saris and a man in white stand among the crowd, and a white police vehicle is parked behind. Shops with shutters and signboards line the street.

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Photo 11732424A photograph of an elephant's trunk reaching toward a man in orange robes at a temple entrance. The man has long, swept-back dark hair, wears a saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha-style necklace, and a thick garland of green leaves, red and yellow flowers. Around him stand uniformed police officers in khaki and a cap, a man in a white shirt, a man in a green shirt, and onlookers with white tilak marks on their foreheads. Devotees' heads fill the foreground.2010-01-08A photograph of an elephant's trunk raised in the foreground beside a smiling man in saffron-orange robes, draped with a thick garland of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves. He wears a gold necklace, a red bindi and has long swept-back dark hair, and a bare arm reaches toward the trunk. Uniformed police officer in khaki with a belt and a man in white dhoti stand nearby among a crowd, with a carved grey stone temple gopuram and pillars behind them. The scene suggests a temple welcome with an elephant. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed man with long hair, gold necklace and flower garland, welcomed by the elephant.2010-01-08Outdoors at a stone temple entrance, an elephant reaches its trunk toward a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a heavy garland of green leaves, red and white flowers and yellow marigolds, plus a gold necklace and a red tilak. An Indian mahout in khaki stands at the left holding a stick, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt is nearby. A man in white shirt and dhoti and several saffron-robed devotees stand in a crowd of onlookers near carved pillars and a gopuram-style temple wall. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, wearing the saffron robe, long hair and garland, honoured by an elephant at a temple visit.2010-01-08A photograph of a temple street event in front of a stone temple with carved pillars. A large elephant's trunk extends across the frame from the left, its tip curled near the bottom right. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-red robe and a heavy gold necklace, with a thick garland of yellow and red flowers and green leaves draped over his shoulders; he reaches up to touch the elephant's trunk. Nearby, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt and a name badge stands among a crowd, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind them. Several spectators in shirts and dhotis are visible. Swamiji (probable): the man in the orange robe and garland, shown with long hair, an orange robe and gold necklace, touching the elephant.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai: a large temple elephant with a bell on its neck extends its trunk toward a man in a white shirt and spectacles who offers it a yellow fruit. A uniformed officer in khaki with a cap stands nearby, and a crowd of onlookers in khaki, white and blue clothing, some with sacred ash marks on their foreheads, surrounds them. A man at right wears a green and yellow garland and has long dark hair. Ancient carved stone temple gateway pillars stand behind. A barefoot man in an orange-bordered dhoti holds a long stick near the elephant. The scene reflects elephant welcome rituals at the temple.2010-01-08A photograph at a temple street outside the Arunachaleshwara complex in Tiruvannamalai. A large elephant's trunk extends across the foreground, its tip touching the hands of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them stand uniformed police officers in khaki and a khaki-shirted official, along with several men in casual and white clothes. On the right, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and heavy garland of flowers, bowing and smiling toward the elephant. Temple gopuram towers and a colourful dome rise in the background, with carved stone pillars on the right.2010-01-08January 02 20082008-01-02June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A photograph at a temple entrance where an elephant reaches its trunk toward a man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti. Nearby, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind a group of men in white dhotis and shirts. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long-haired look with a layered garland of yellow and white flowers and gold-toned beaded necklaces, and a bare-shouldered priest in orange stands near a figure with a shaved head and white tilak. Carved grey stone temple pillars and a gopuram with painted colours rise behind. Several people are visible, with the saffron-robed figure on the right appearing to be a visiting sannyasi, and no clear appearance-based identification of the a person is supported.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08