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A photo of a temple scene at night: a large grey elephant's trunk curls into the left foreground, reaching toward a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban. He wears a green, pink and yellow flower garland and a wooden rudraksha mala, smiling with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, devotees crowd close, including men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a red shirt, and one holding out a yellow offering in his palm. A woman in orange stands at left. a person is the saffron-robed man in the orange turban and rudraksha mala, offered a welcome by an elephant during a temple visit.

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January 02 20082008-01-02August 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.2008-08-02A 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.2008-08-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Outdoor temple scene at a stone gopuram entrance. A large grey elephant, seen from behind with its tail visible, stands on a wet stone floor beside a crowd. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a long multicolour flower garland of white and yellow blooms, presses his palms together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis, a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala, and women in saffron and white saris stand or kneel. A man at right wears a red and gold shawl. A colourful rangoli design is drawn on the ground.2006-09-24August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A large grey elephant's trunk and head fill the right side of a crowded outdoor temple scene, with many men in white and orange clothing pressed around. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange robe wears a multi-coloured flower garland of red, yellow and green blossoms and a heavy gold pendant necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead. Surrounding figures in orange shawls and white shirts crowd close, and grey stone temple gopuram carvings rise behind them.2008-08-02March 23 20082008-03-23August 02 20082008-08-02