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A photograph at the entrance of a temple with a painted, sculpted gopuram gateway and a sign reading Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple. A tall gray elephant with a colorful tasseled headdress stands at the right edge. In the center, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands near the doorway while a woman in a white sari with a red border stands before a man in white ritual clothes whose back is turned, a figure in orange robes is at the left. Several men in shirts and dhotis stand around the entrance, including one in a yellow shirt and red-bordered dhoti and another in an orange-and-green garment at the right. A bright interior corridor with lights is visible through the open doorway. a person is not identifiable in this image.

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A photograph at a temple street outside the Arunachaleshwara complex in Tiruvannamalai. A large elephant's trunk extends across the foreground, its tip touching the hands of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them stand uniformed police officers in khaki and a khaki-shirted official, along with several men in casual and white clothes. On the right, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and heavy garland of flowers, bowing and smiling toward the elephant. Temple gopuram towers and a colourful dome rise in the background, with carved stone pillars on the right.2010-01-08June 05 20122012-06-05January 02 20082008-01-02September 24 20062006-09-24A photograph of an elephant with a rope around its neck and a man in a pink-and-white checked shirt holding its side at a stone temple entrance. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some women in saris, gathers in the doorway. One central figure has a saffron turban and orange robe; another bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a garland of flowers. Several people raise their hands in greeting, and a cameraman films on the right. The gateway has carved stone pillars and a rangoli design on the ground.2006-09-24A decorated temple elephant with a gold-studded head ornament and a garland of multicoloured flowers and tassels extends its trunk toward a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange wrap with white arm bandages and a tilak, who holds flower garlands. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and yellow or red shawls watches in a dimly lit stone temple corridor. A man in a light short-sleeved shirt and white trousers stands at the right edge, looking at the elephant.2009-07-13Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA temple interior at night where a grey elephant with a colourful garland of red, pink, blue and green tassels and gold bells on its forehead reaches its trunk toward a man in a saffron-orange garment with a white head band and gold necklace, who stands with his hands together holding offerings. Behind him a line of devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls watches, one woman in a green sari, and a man in a white shirt on the right looks on. Carved stone pillars and a relief figure frame the scene, and petals are scattered on the stone floor.2009-07-13A large grey temple elephant stands in a covered temple corridor with painted green and teal carved pillars behind it. Its ears and face are dotted with pale patches, and a chain of bells hangs from its neck as it raises its trunk. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside it holding a long stick. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red border and an older man in a pale blue shirt stand near a brass pot on a stand, and a uniformed officer in khaki is at the right edge.2012-06-05A decorated temple elephant stands in a temple courtyard between stone pillars carved with figures. Its forehead is painted with white tripundra-style markings, a red dot, and white eye rings. In front of it, bare-chested priests and men in white dhotis gather, one holding a flower garland of yellow and orange blossoms. A drummer in a white shirt and a man playing a long wind instrument stand at left in white dhotis and checked shirts. Onlookers in white and blue shirts watch from the right, and a woman with folded hands stands at the far right. The scene suggests a temple procession with the elephant at its centre.2006-09-24A photograph at a temple entrance where an elephant reaches its trunk toward a man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti. Nearby, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind a group of men in white dhotis and shirts. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long-haired look with a layered garland of yellow and white flowers and gold-toned beaded necklaces, and a bare-shouldered priest in orange stands near a figure with a shaved head and white tilak. Carved grey stone temple pillars and a gopuram with painted colours rise behind. Several people are visible, with the saffron-robed figure on the right appearing to be a visiting sannyasi, and no clear appearance-based identification of the a person is supported.2010-01-08Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalaya