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Outdoor scene at a festival: a decorated elephant with a trunk draped in a white flower garland and multicoloured tassels reaches toward a person in a saffron-orange robe. Behind it, a red and white draped canopy hangs from a large tree. Several men in saffron and orange robes, plus others in white shirts, stand around. A blue plastic chair sits in the foreground, and a woman with dark shoulder-length hair in an orange garment is seen from behind, hands pressed together.

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January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph outside a temple entrance where a large grey elephant reaches its trunk toward a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a garland of red, yellow and green flowers with a gold necklace. He has a white tilak on his forehead and is smiling. Around him, many men in saffron and white dhotis and shirts press close, some holding phones or cameras. A white-robed older man with glasses stands at left. Carved grey stone pillars and a yellow notice board are visible behind. The man in the garland has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold adornment, a combination consistent with the appearance of a person as the page indicates, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor welcome scene under a pale sky with a blue corrugated-roof structure behind. A long-haired man in an orange-red sleeveless robe with a matching draped cloth stands at centre-left, smiling, facing a man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala at the back of the frame. An elephant on the right has its trunk raised and is adorned with garlands of white and pink flowers. Around them, men in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls and beaded necklaces, stand close together. A man at left holds a small flower garland, and a couple of people hold mobile phones.2009-07-11A photograph of a temple entrance where an elephant raises its trunk toward a person in saffron robes. The central figure wears an orange turban, an orange shawl over an orange robe with gold border, and a long garland of white and yellow flowers, and holds garland petals in both hands. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand close; a bare-chested older man wears rudraksha beads and a dhoti, and a white-bearded man on the right presses his palms together in greeting. A man in a pink checked shirt in the foreground holds his hand near the elephant. Someone above the elephant's head raises a phone to take a picture. Stone temple gateway architecture frames the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes and orange turban with a flower garland, being greeted with an elephant at the temple entrance.2006-09-24Photograph at a temple entrance where an elephant reaches its trunk toward a man in an orange robe wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and dark shoulder-length hair; the elephant's trunk rests near his head as a blessing. Around them, white-clad men with orange sashes stand, one holding a garland of white and red flowers. A cluster of onlookers, many young and in casual or white clothes, watch from behind, and an orange cloth bag reading Bhagavatam-like text hangs from a shoulder. Stone temple walls and a covered walkway frame the scene. The orange-robed man is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a gold ceremonial necklace; the photo shows an elephant blessing at a temple entrance.2009-08-06A photograph of a crowd outside a stone temple entrance with ornate carved pillars. In the foreground a large elephant's trunk reaches toward a central figure with long black hair, wearing an orange robe, a gold necklace and a thick garland of red, yellow and green flowers, with a vertical white and red forehead mark. Around them men in orange shawls and white shirts press close, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. A man in white at lower right holds his hands out toward the elephant.2008-08-02A grey elephant with a rope and chain harness, its trunk extended toward a group of men in a temple corridor with carved stone pillars and brackets. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a red flower garland and red-orange cloth stands beside a figure holding a decorated ceremonial staff with white and green ornaments. Nearby, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a white sacred thread stand among devotees, several of whom hold up phones to record. A rider sits on the elephant's back.2018-03-17August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor 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.2009-01-12