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An outdoor photograph of a large dark elephant with a rope around its neck and a wooden post beside it, standing on a paved ground with dry palm fronds. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and stands with hands at his sides, appearing to watch the elephant; he shows distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing consistent with the page's description, but appearance is not conclusive. Nearby, several people in white dhotis and white garments stand in a loose group, including a woman in a white sari with red border on the right.

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An outdoor photograph of an elephant at an ashram-like compound with palm trees and banana plants behind a low wall. A large elephant with a rope around its neck stands on the left, its trunk curled down toward a small stone pedestal. On the left edge, a man in a rust-brown shirt and dhoti stands near the elephant. At centre, a woman in white with a red-bordered cloth stands near the elephant's trunk. To the right, a young man in a cream kurta and dhoti, another man in white, and a person in white stand in a row, while a man in an orange-saffron robe with long hair and beard faces the scene at right. A white-clad figure and an older woman in white with a red blouse stand further right. Strings of bunting are strung across the background.2006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09Outdoors in a courtyard with palm and banana trees behind a low wall, a large grey elephant reaches its trunk toward a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace. He stands at the right, his hand near the trunk tip, while the elephant's mahout in a red shirt and yellow-gold dhoti stands at the left beside the animal's leg. Several white-clad devotees watch: a woman in white with a shawl, a man and woman in cream and white kurtas, and an older man in white. Dry palm fronds lie on the ground near a stone post.2006-11-09A large elephant with a raised trunk reaches toward a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, who extends his hand toward its trunk. Behind him, several people in white ritual clothes stand along a concrete path beside a wooden post, with banana plants and palm trees in the background. A woman in white holds bananas near the elephant. Dry palm fronds lie on the ground. A mahout in a red-brown cloth stands at the left edge beside the elephant. The man in orange has distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing, a person cue, and the page places him at the palace visit.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10Outdoor 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 20062006-11-09A large dark elephant stands on a sandy, straw-strewn ground beside a low wall, with coconut palms and banana plants behind it. A man in a rust-brown shirt and orange-brown dhoti stands at the left by the elephant's leg. A man in a cream shirt and white dhoti reaches out to touch the elephant's trunk, while a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse holds the trunk. Another man in cream stands behind them, and a young woman in white stands near a low stone pillar. At the right foreground, a person with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and shawl, appearing to be a sannyasi or devotee, with people in white clothing beside them. a person cues are not clearly established, so this figure is described by role only.2006-11-09November 09 20062006-11-09A 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.2006-11-09