Two carved wooden elephant figurines stand side by side on a pale weathered wooden shelf against a grey plank backdrop. Both are dark-brown polished wood with decorative carved saddle cloths featuring scrolls, fringes and foliage patterns, and raised ears and trunks. The elephant on the left faces right with its trunk curled downward; the one on the right faces left. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Two carved wooden elephant figurines stand side by side on a pale weathered wooden shelf against a grey plank backdrop. Both are dark-brown polished wood with decorative carved saddle cloths featuring scrolls, fringes and foliage patterns, and raised ears and trunks. The elephant on the left faces right with its trunk curled downward; the one on the right faces left. No people are visible.

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