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A temple interior with stone pillars and a painted ceiling where a decorated grey elephant stands on a floor of coloured kolam rangoli. The elephant has white and red forehead markings and a patterned cloth draped over its back. Around it, men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a green checked shirt and cream dhoti stand close together; one man holds a stick near the elephant's trunk while another reaches toward its head. A man in a light checked shirt and grey trousers stands at left, and a white-clad man stands prominently at right. The setting resembles an ornate temple corridor lit by overhead lamps and a bulb.

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January 02 20082008-01-02A large grey elephant stands indoors in a temple hall with ornate green-painted carved pillars behind it. Its trunk curls toward a man in a white dhoti and shirt who holds a stick, and a second man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside the elephant with a hand on its side. Metal chains and bells hang from the elephant's neck, and a small white plastic chair and wooden stool sit on the floor. Visitors, including a woman in a sari and a child, watch from behind a barrier. A patterned red-and-cream carpet covers the floor. No figure in the scene is identified as a person.2012-06-05A 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 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.2006-09-24June 05 20122012-06-05A grey elephant stands in a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars, its trunk raised toward a man in a checked red and white shirt who holds a stick and reaches up to the elephant's head. A bell hangs from the elephant's trunk tip. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, one woman in a blue top and white sari, walk along the dark stone floor between the columns. A tilaka mark is visible on the elephant's forehead. A Tamil shop signboard appears in the background.2007-01-12A temple procession at a stone gateway, with a grey elephant on the left whose trunk is raised toward a crowd. A man in a pink-and-white checked shirt and pink dhoti holds the elephant's rope and guides it across a floor decorated with white kolam designs. Behind the elephant, a man in saffron clothing with a saffron turban wears a long garland of yellow and orange flowers over an orange shawl, standing among devotees in white and cream clothes. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-gold shawl stands nearby, and women in white saris with gold borders watch with their hands pressed together in greeting. Several people stand in the background near tall carved pillars.2006-09-24January 15 20092009-01-15A photo inside a stone temple hall at Arunachaleswara temple, Tiruvannamalai, with carved granite pillars and a painted ceiling. A temple elephant with a bell on its neck and a striped green-yellow cloth draped over its back raises its trunk toward the crowd. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground, gesturing with an outstretched hand, while a bare-chested man in an olive shirt and white dhoti stands beside the elephant and a man in a striped shirt and red dhoti reaches toward its side. Other men in white shirts and trousers and a woman in a yellow sari with a blue bag watch from the right. A drummer in white stands behind them on a floor decorated with colourful kolam patterns.2009-08-06September 24 20062006-09-24A 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.2009-08-08An elephant in a temple hall touches the raised trunk of a devotee with its trunk. The elephant, with a pink-spotted ear and white forehead markings, stands beside its mahout, a man in a white shirt and teal lungi holding a long stick. The devotee on the right wears a garland of white and multicolored flowers and an orange-red robe, with long dark hair, and bows his head. Behind them, a row of people in white shirts, orange robes and saffron garments watch, and a painted framed picture hangs on the wall beside stone pillars. +1 copies