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A temple scene with an elephant whose trunk extends across the frame, its forehead painted with white and red markings. In the foreground, a long-haired person in orange clothing with a flower garland and a white tilak on the forehead stands with hands folded in greeting, close to the trunk. Behind them a dense crowd of men in white shirts and orange garments raises hands and holds saffron flags on poles. Stone carved walls of a temple entrance rise in the background, with a mahout in white standing near the elephant's head.

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A 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.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A 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 15 20092009-01-15A photograph inside a stone temple hall with rows of carved granite pillars receding into the dim background. A large grey elephant with white painted markings on its face and trunk dominates the right side, its trunk raised toward the crowd. Around it, a group of people in saffron and orange robes walk together. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace stands with hands pressed in namaskar, and beside her an older man in orange holds his palms together. Other people in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a khaki shirt near the elephant's legs, move through the crowd, some with red tilak on their foreheads.2009-01-15August 02 20082008-08-02A grey elephant with a rope and chain harness, its trunk extended toward a group of men in a temple corridor with carved stone pillars and brackets. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a red flower garland and red-orange cloth stands beside a figure holding a decorated ceremonial staff with white and green ornaments. Nearby, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a white sacred thread stand among devotees, several of whom hold up phones to record. A rider sits on the elephant's back.2018-03-17A photograph of a temple entrance where an elephant raises its trunk toward a person in saffron robes. The central figure wears an orange turban, an orange shawl over an orange robe with gold border, and a long garland of white and yellow flowers, and holds garland petals in both hands. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand close; a bare-chested older man wears rudraksha beads and a dhoti, and a white-bearded man on the right presses his palms together in greeting. A man in a pink checked shirt in the foreground holds his hand near the elephant. Someone above the elephant's head raises a phone to take a picture. Stone temple gateway architecture frames the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes and orange turban with a flower garland, being greeted with an elephant at the temple entrance.2006-09-24August 02 20082008-08-02March 17 20182018-03-17Photograph at a temple entrance where an elephant reaches its trunk toward a man in an orange robe wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and dark shoulder-length hair; the elephant's trunk rests near his head as a blessing. Around them, white-clad men with orange sashes stand, one holding a garland of white and red flowers. A cluster of onlookers, many young and in casual or white clothes, watch from behind, and an orange cloth bag reading Bhagavatam-like text hangs from a shoulder. Stone temple walls and a covered walkway frame the scene. The orange-robed man is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a gold ceremonial necklace; the photo shows an elephant blessing at a temple entrance.2009-08-06