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A decorated grey elephant walks through a street procession, its forehead marked with yellow and red tilak lines. A saffron-clad rider sits on its back holding a metal bowl or vessel with white flower garlands. The elephant wears an orange cloth caparison embroidered with a green and gold panel of flowers and a bull motif, and a brass bell hangs at its side. Blurred onlookers and buildings line the street behind, with a small partially visible person at the bottom edge.

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June 05 20122012-06-05Close-up photograph of a grey elephant's head with yellow tripundra-style markings painted on its forehead and trunk area, with a red dot at the centre of the forehead. A rider in orange and yellow clothing sits at the top edge of the frame. Behind the elephant stands a bright yellow building with blue Tamil-script lettering and a corrugated awning. The scene appears to be a street procession with a decorated temple elephant.2018-04-28Street procession in a town setting. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti sits atop a decorated elephant carrying a small silver vessel, with a yellow tilaka-like mark on the elephant's forehead. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long pipe (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). A crowd of men in casual shirts walks around the elephant. Behind them are roadside tea stalls with blue corrugated roofs, a colourful yellow and orange ceremonial fan, a painted shrine structure, and a red and white signboard.2018-04-28A street photograph of a grey elephant walking along a roadside in a town, draped in a red and gold embroidered caparison with yellow fringe. Behind it, a white cow with a red and green cloth walks beside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Two more men in white dhotis and shirts stand at right, and a man in a checked shirt is at left. A black motorcycle is parked in the foreground, and thatched-roof shopfronts with signboards line the street. A large white signboard with blue Tamil letters stands at the right edge.2012-06-05A decorated elephant in a street procession under a clear blue sky. The elephant's trunk is raised upward, and it wears an ornate golden headdress studded with gold bosses and embellished with red and pink flower garlands and multicoloured tassels. Its back is draped in an orange cloth. A man in a light checked shirt sits on its back. Behind and beside the elephant, a crowd of onlookers gathers, and yellow pennant flags hang across the street, with palm trees visible in the background.2007-02-02A decorated temple elephant walks along a paved street in an Indian town at dusk. Its forehead and trunk are marked with white and pink designs, and it wears a richly embroidered red, blue and gold cloth with floral and peacock-like motifs. Two barefoot men in white dhoti and cream or light green shirts walk beside it, one guiding the trunk with a hand. Shops with colourful goods and signboards line the street, and a bundle of white flowers sits at the bottom edge. A timestamp reads 31/05/2025 18:38.2025-06-04 +1 copiesA decorated elephant walks along a cobbled street lined with shops, draped in a richly embroidered red, yellow and blue caparison with floral and geometric patterns and yellow fringe. Its trunk is raised and its tail is long. Behind it, a man in a white dhoti and a man in a light shirt stand near shopfronts, a pink plastic stool and blue crates sit by the pavement, and a bicycle leans against a wall. Above, a blue sign reads Nataraja Store and a red-and-white sign reads Kumaran, with a timestamp overlay in the corner. No a person candidate is visible.A photograph of an elephant procession on a village road under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a painted elephant with a blue and gold trimmed cloth carries a rider in a white shirt and yellow turban beside a second person in an orange saffron cap and orange robe seated in a small pink-framed howdah. Another elephant with a rider in white and a red-orange turban follows behind, with trees and a low concrete building at the left edge. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the seated person in orange is described by role only.2008-01-22August 08 20092009-08-08January 08 20102010-01-08August 08 20092009-08-08April 28 20182018-04-28