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A decorated temple elephant stands on a wooden platform in a narrow temple courtyard. Its ceremonial cloth is red with a central embroidered panel showing a seated Ganesha deity murti flanked by two attendant figures holding fans, bordered by a blue band with red and green floral motifs and a yellow fringe. A small bell hangs from the cloth and the elephant bears white forehead markings. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby on the left, and a man in dark clothing stands beside the blue temple wall on the right. Carved temple gopuram sculptures rise behind, and a bicycle is parked at the far right.

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A decorated temple elephant named Lakshmi stands on a wooden platform before a blue-painted temple wall. The elephant wears a red and gold embroidered cloth draped over its back, a gold-and-multicolour forehead ornament with tassels, a chain with brass bells around its neck, and a wooden name plaque. Its trunk hangs down and white markings decorate its face. A carved stone figure stands in a niche on the right pillar, and a blue bicycle is parked beside the wall. Two partially visible people in orange and red clothing stand at the edges of the frame.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A 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.2011-10-15A photo inside a stone temple hall at Arunachaleswara temple, Tiruvannamalai, with carved granite pillars and a painted ceiling. A temple elephant with a bell on its neck and a striped green-yellow cloth draped over its back raises its trunk toward the crowd. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground, gesturing with an outstretched hand, while a bare-chested man in an olive shirt and white dhoti stands beside the elephant and a man in a striped shirt and red dhoti reaches toward its side. Other men in white shirts and trousers and a woman in a yellow sari with a blue bag watch from the right. A drummer in white stands behind them on a floor decorated with colourful kolam patterns.2009-08-06A decorated temple elephant stands in a temple courtyard between stone pillars carved with figures. Its forehead is painted with white tripundra-style markings, a red dot, and white eye rings. In front of it, bare-chested priests and men in white dhotis gather, one holding a flower garland of yellow and orange blossoms. A drummer in a white shirt and a man playing a long wind instrument stand at left in white dhotis and checked shirts. Onlookers in white and blue shirts watch from the right, and a woman with folded hands stands at the far right. The scene suggests a temple procession with the elephant at its centre.2006-09-24A temple interior at night where a grey elephant with a colourful garland of red, pink, blue and green tassels and gold bells on its forehead reaches its trunk toward a man in a saffron-orange garment with a white head band and gold necklace, who stands with his hands together holding offerings. Behind him a line of devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls watches, one woman in a green sari, and a man in a white shirt on the right looks on. Carved stone pillars and a relief figure frame the scene, and petals are scattered on the stone floor.2009-07-13August 02 20082008-08-02A decorated temple elephant with a gold-studded head ornament and a garland of multicoloured flowers and tassels extends its trunk toward a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange wrap with white arm bandages and a tilak, who holds flower garlands. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and yellow or red shawls watches in a dimly lit stone temple corridor. A man in a light short-sleeved shirt and white trousers stands at the right edge, looking at the elephant.2009-07-13September 23 20122012-09-23July 13 20092009-07-13June 05 20122012-06-05