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A large grey elephant stands in a temple hall with green-painted carved pillars and a metal railing behind it. The elephant has painted white markings on its forehead and trunk, a bell-hung chain around its neck, and its trunk curls upward. Two men in white shirts stand near it; the man on the right wears a white dhoti and holds a long wooden stick. A stainless steel container stands at right and a small wooden table with a white cloth sits at left.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A large grey temple elephant stands in a covered temple corridor with painted green and teal carved pillars behind it. Its ears and face are dotted with pale patches, and a chain of bells hangs from its neck as it raises its trunk. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside it holding a long stick. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red border and an older man in a pale blue shirt stand near a brass pot on a stand, and a uniformed officer in khaki is at the right edge.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photo 11732224July 13 20092009-07-13September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars. A decorated temple elephant stands at centre, its forehead painted with white and orange markings and its ear decorated with a swirling white design, with a small gold ornament on its head and bells hanging from its side. Three men surround it: on the left a smiling man in a dark green shirt and pale lungi, in the centre a man in a white shirt with a red cord, and on the right a man seen from behind in a white checked shirt, who is touching the elephant's trunk area. The elephant is among the people as they interact with it.2012-09-11 +1 copiesAugust 02 20082008-08-02An elephant in a temple hall touches the raised trunk of a devotee with its trunk. The elephant, with a pink-spotted ear and white forehead markings, stands beside its mahout, a man in a white shirt and teal lungi holding a long stick. The devotee on the right wears a garland of white and multicolored flowers and an orange-red robe, with long dark hair, and bows his head. Behind them, a row of people in white shirts, orange robes and saffron garments watch, and a painted framed picture hangs on the wall beside stone pillars. +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple corridor with painted green and multicoloured ceilings and carved green pillars. A large grey elephant with tusks and a decorated headcloth stands facing the camera, with bells hanging on its chain. In front of it stands a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red mark on his forehead, holding two wooden sticks. A small red sign reading 100 sits on a wooden table to the right. Two or three other people are visible in the distance along the corridor.2012-06-05