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A photograph, rotated sideways, of a large grey elephant with a green cloth draped on its back and a carved wooden howdah with gold-painted panels. A mahout in green clothing sits on its neck, and a seated rider in an orange robe and wide straw hat sits in the howdah. Behind them stands a stone temple structure, tall trees and a palm, with tourists in casual clothes and hats walking along a dirt road. a person appears to be the orange-robed rider, but the appearance is uncertain from this view.

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A photograph of an elephant carrying a red-brown wooden howdah with gilded carved panels, on which a smiling man with long dark hair and bare chest sits wearing a loose orange-saffron wrap. A green-shirted mahout stands behind him on the elephant's neck with a hand on its head. The elephant wears a green and white patterned cloth. Behind them are weathered grey stone towers and walls of an ancient temple among green trees and grass, with a wooden fence at right.2007-07-03Outdoor photo of an elephant carrying a figure seated on an ornate carved wooden howdah with gold floral carving and a green and white cloth draped over the elephant's back. The seated person wears a flowing orange robe, has long dark hair, and holds a small trident-shaped object; the figure appears bare-chested with orange draping. Beside him sits a mahout in a green short-sleeved shirt on the elephant's neck. Behind them rise tall weathered stone towers carved with faces, with green shrubs and grass in the foreground under a pale overcast sky. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, shown in orange robes, long hair and a trident-like cue, seated as a rider on the howdah.2007-07-03Photograph of an elephant walking along a shaded road through a wooded area, carrying a red and gold wooden howdah. In the howdah, a man with long dark hair and a straw sun hat wears an orange-saffron robe, carries a trident, and wears a rudraksha-style mala; he is the seated rider. Seated behind him is a man in a teal-green shirt, also looking ahead. On the ground, a few people in casual clothes and a woman in a green shawl and white kurta walk beside the road, while others crouch near bicycles on the right. Dense green trees and a dirt path frame the scene.2007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A figure with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing an orange-red wrap, rides on a dark elephant in a wooden howdah with gold-patterned carved panels and a green and gold saddle cloth. A mahout in a green shirt sits behind the elephant's head. Behind them rises a weathered stone temple tower with carved faces amid tall green trees and grass, at an ancient Khmer temple site in Cambodia. A faint purple logo appears at the upper left, and a2007-07-03A photograph of an elephant walking along a dirt path beneath tall green trees. A man in orange robes with long dark hair and a straw sun hat sits in a red and gold howdah on the elephant's back, holding its rope. A mahout in a green short-sleeved shirt sits on the elephant's neck holding a long goad. The elephant wears a green embroidered cloth. Rudraksha beads hang on the robed rider's chest. In the background, visitors in light clothing and a market stall are visible.2007-07-03A photograph of an elephant walking across grass in front of the stone towers of an ancient Khmer temple, with carved faces on the towers and green foliage around them. A seated rider in an orange-saffron robe holds a small trident on a red-and-gold wooden howdah on the elephant's back. A man in a green shirt sits behind the rider and guides the elephant, which has a green and white saddle cloth. A small figure stands near the temple base in the background. Stone blocks lie scattered in the lower right grass, and a faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03Outdoor photograph of a group riding decorated elephants along a tree-lined dirt path, with a paved road to the left. Three elephants are visible in the foreground with painted trunks and rope-tied wooden howdahs. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe sits in the middle howdah, flanked by people in green shirts and caps. Another rider in white and red sits to the right, and two men in white and grey shirts ride in the left howdah. Pedestrians, a motorbike and a woman in a white outfit stand along the road, under tall green trees and in dappled light. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair and saffron ceremonial robe, seated as a rider in the middle howdah.2007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph of an elephant procession at an Angkor-style temple. In the foreground, a large grey elephant with a green saddle cloth carries a wooden howdah with gold-patterned trim. A person in a saffron-orange robe sits in the howdah, raising one hand in a wave, with a green-uniformed mahout seated at the elephant's neck. A second elephant walks beside it carrying a man in white clothing and another rider in green. Behind them stands a tall stone temple tower with carved faces and a larger weathered sandstone structure among trees, with a grassy field and water pool in front.2007-07-03