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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, smiling and offering bananas to an elephant beside a wooden staircase and platform. The elephant has a long curled trunk, dark grey skin with lighter patches and a saddle cloth on its back, with a rider visible above. Behind them stands a dark SUV and other people in the background. A sign on the platform reads 'Temple by Elephant: 10$'. a person appears as the man in orange, a long-haired figure with a swept-back hairstyle and saffron robe, interacting with the elephant.

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A man in an orange-saffron garment draped over bare shoulders and chest reaches out to touch the trunk of an elephant. He has long dark hair and is smiling. The elephant, with pale patches on its face and ears and a green cloth saddle, stands beside a wooden staircase and a platform marked by a green sign reading a temple ride by elephant price. Behind them are a parked dark vehicle, trees and sandy ground with a few people in the background.2007-07-03A photograph at a temple site with a visible elephant ride stand. A man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange saffron wrap, stands at left smiling and reaching to touch the trunk of a grey elephant with a green saddle cloth and riders on its back. A bystander in a white kurta with orange stole stands behind him, and another person in an orange wrap is further back near a wooden staircase and a sign reading Temple by Elephant. The elephant's trunk is raised toward the man's hand. Trees and a dirt path form the background. Since the page names a person as present at this event, the man in orange has distinctive saffron wrap and long swept hair cues, so he is a person candidate in person, though the face is not used for identification.2007-07-03November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph at an elephant ride station in a forest setting. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a red bindi stands beside a large spotted elephant, offering it fruit from one hand as the elephant extends its trunk toward the offering. A man in a green shirt stands on the wooden platform behind the elephant's head, and a green sign reads "Ride around the Temple by Elephant". Trees and a wooden railing staircase frame the scene, and a partly visible person in white stands at the right edge.2007-07-03November 09 20062006-11-09A photo at an outdoor enclosure with wooden log fencing and dirt ground. An elephant's trunk reaches over the fence toward a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a long ornate gold-bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, who holds a banana. Beside him a woman in a red-and-gold sari holds a bunch of bananas. A younger man in a light orange robe stands at right with his hand extended. A large grey elephant calf stands behind the fence. A tall blue-and-white banner and tent structures stand in the background among trees.2012-11-29A large grey elephant stands on the left in an open yard with dry straw on the ground, coconut palms and a low concrete wall behind it. Three people stand beside it: a woman in a white sari with her dark hair in a bun reaches to touch the elephant's trunk, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti with gold watch extends his arm toward the elephant, and a figure on the right in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala gestures toward the animal. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala, appearing in person at the elephant interaction.2006-11-09November 09 20062006-11-09Outdoors 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 of an elephant at an outdoor enclosure with a stone wall and palm trees behind it. A man with long, voluminous dark curly hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala, and reaches up to touch the elephant's trunk. Beside him, a person in white clothing with dark hair tied back stands facing the elephant. A small figure in a white top with a pink hair tie is in the foreground, and dry palm leaves lie on the ground. The man's appearance, with long swept curly hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, is a person candidate, though the image is not a confirmed identification.2006-11-09A photograph of an outdoor enclosure beside a wall, with palm trees behind. A large dark elephant with a yellow rope around its neck stands at left, its trunk lowered toward a woman in a white top and dark hair tied back with a pink ribbon. In the centre a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands beside her. At right, a man with long dark curly hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala, and reaches out to touch the elephant's head. Straw and leaves are scattered on the ground, and a stone block sits near the woman.2006-11-09November 29 20122012-11-29