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July 24 20052005-07-24August 02 20082008-08-02July 13 20092009-07-13August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A large grey temple elephant with decorated tusks, bells hanging from its neck and yellow flowers on its head stands in a dim stone temple corridor, its trunk extended to touch the hand of a person in an orange robe. The orange-robed figure, seen from behind with dark hair tied back, bends forward. A second man in a white shirt and light lungi stands behind the elephant near a stone pillar, with the elephant's handler holding a long stick. The blue-grey pillars and dark ceiling of the corridor frame the scene.2009-07-13Outdoors in a palace grounds courtyard, a large elephant with a purple-and-white decorated ear panel extends its trunk toward a man in a long-sleeved saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back curly dark hair. He smiles and gestures toward the trunk. A woman in white clothes stands at a stone pillar beside the elephant, and a young man in a white dhoti and shirt stands behind her. A partially visible person in white is at the right edge. Dry palm fronds lie on the ground and a stone wall with trees stands behind. The man in orange shows the cues of a probable Swamiji, with his long curly hair, saffron robe and mala, which the page supports as Swamiji at this event.2006-11-10A 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.2009-07-13November 09 20062006-11-09Outdoor photograph beside a large tusked elephant with a rope around its neck, its trunk reaching toward a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala. He stretches his arm to touch the elephant's trunk while a woman in white clothes with a dark ponytail and a man in a cream dhoti and shirt stand nearby. Dried palm fronds and a stone block lie on the ground; coconut palms and a low wall are behind. Three physical people are visible.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph inside a stone temple hall with rows of carved granite pillars receding into the dim background. A large grey elephant with white painted markings on its face and trunk dominates the right side, its trunk raised toward the crowd. Around it, a group of people in saffron and orange robes walk together. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace stands with hands pressed in namaskar, and beside her an older man in orange holds his palms together. Other people in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a khaki shirt near the elephant's legs, move through the crowd, some with red tilak on their foreheads.2009-01-15January 11 20092009-01-11