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A photograph of an elephant at an outdoor compound with palm fronds on the ground and a tiled-roof building behind. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right, extending his hand toward the elephant's trunk. A woman in a white sari with a shawl and a man in cream clothing stand nearby; a man in a red shirt and orange-and-white lungi stands at left beside the elephant. Several people in white clothes stand in the background near a clothesline with banana trees. The elephant's trunk reaches down toward the group.

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November 10 20062006-11-10Outdoors beside a palm-lined compound, a large dark elephant stands on dry palm fronds, its trunk raised and touched by a woman in white salwar kameez with a red-patterned hem. A man in a yellow kurta and white dhoti reaches toward the elephant's head. A man in a red-brown shirt and dhoti stands at its left leg. Beside a stone post, a young man in white kurta and a girl in white dress stand watching. On the right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, possibly a person by appearance, stands near older men in white. Banana plants and a white building form the background.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10Outdoor photograph in a palm-fringed compound beside a low wall. A large dark elephant with a chain on one foreleg stands at left, its trunk reaching toward a wooden post, while a mahout in a red-and-brown checked shirt and orange-striped lungi stands beside it. On the right a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and dhoti and faces the elephant. Beside him a woman in a white churidar-style outfit with red embroidery and dark sunglasses stands with a white shawl, and older men in white shirts and mundus stand nearby. Dried palm fronds cover the ground.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09Outdoor photograph of a large dark elephant with a tusk-less trunk raised toward a man in a long-sleeved saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, who extends his hand toward the elephant's face. Behind him, a line of devotees in white and cream clothing stand on a concrete path beside a wooden post, some wearing white kurtas and one woman in a white sari with a red border. A man in white is near the elephant's head at left. Palm trees, banana plants and a low wall with a white building form the backdrop, with dry coconut fronds on the ground.2006-11-09A photograph of an outdoor scene with a large dark elephant with a chained front leg standing beside a wooden post, its trunk lowered toward the post. A man in a maroon checked shirt and yellow-gold dhoti stands at left near the elephant. In the centre, a woman in a white salwar kameez with red embroidery and dark sunglasses stands beside a man in a white shirt. On the right, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands with his back partly turned, and an older man in white kurta and white dhoti stands beside him. Palm trees, dry palm fronds on the ground, a concrete wall and strings of festoon lights are in the background.2006-11-09Outdoor photograph at a palace compound in Kerala: a large grey elephant with its trunk extended toward a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, who rests his hand on the trunk. The elephant is chained at its foot and a mahout in a red-checked shirt and orange dhoti stands at its side. Behind, several devotees in white and cream clothing watch, including a woman in a white sari with a shawl. Palm trees and banana plants frame the scene. The man in orange has long dark hair with a distinctive visible presentation, and the appearance is consistent with a person candidate, though the cues are not conclusive.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10