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Outdoor photo at a temple site with carved stone towers behind tall trees and sandy ground. A man in a wide-brimmed straw hat and orange saffron wrap, bare-chested with long dark hair, stands on the left smiling and holding out his hand to an elephant's trunk. The elephant, grey and wrinkled, reaches toward him with its mouth open. Behind them, several people in white kurtas and white trousers stand watching, along with a woman in an orange sari, and a white van and red vehicle are parked in the background.

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November 10 20062006-11-10A large grey elephant's trunk and head fill the right side of a crowded outdoor temple scene, with many men in white and orange clothing pressed around. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange robe wears a multi-coloured flower garland of red, yellow and green blossoms and a heavy gold pendant necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead. Surrounding figures in orange shawls and white shirts crowd close, and grey stone temple gopuram carvings rise behind them.2008-08-02May 24 20122012-05-24July 11 20092009-07-11A temple corridor with painted stone pillars and carved guardian figures. A decorated temple elephant, draped in a garland-trimmed gold and colourful cloth caparison, extends its trunk toward a saffron-robed young man with hair tied up, a rudraksha-style neck mala, and bare upper body, whose palms are pressed together in greeting. Behind him stand a man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak, a man in a light blue shirt, and other men in white dhotis, with a woman in a purple sari at the left edge. A mahout in a yellow shirt holds the elephant's rope on the right.2009-01-14Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dry dirt path beside a row of large dark stone sculptures in the foreground on the right. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe with a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and holds a bright orange umbrella aloft over his head. Around him walk a crowd of devotees: several women in red and maroon saris, men in white kurtas and dhotis, and a man in a checked shirt. Pale stone busts and a long open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof stand in the background under a hazy sky.2015-02-01July 11 20092009-07-11Outdoor photo at a temple site with carved stone towers behind trees. In the foreground a row of visitors stretches hands toward an elephant at the right edge. At the left, a person in a saffron-orange robe, wide straw hat and a beaded necklace stands near a woman in a white top and red skirt. Other visitors in white, khaki and light clothing, including a woman in an orange sari and a man in a white kurta, watch from the group. A white minibus and tree trunks fill the background.2007-07-03Photograph of an elephant's trunk reaching toward a smiling man in orange-saffron robes and a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers with green leaves, standing before an ornate stone temple gopuram-style wall. Behind him a man in orange with a white forehead mark and a bright orange head cloth, and a man in white shirt and trousers, watch. Onlookers in blue and khaki uniform stand nearby, and a young boy in a light shirt looks up at the elephant. A carved stone relief panel is on the left. The scene looks like a temple welcome with an elephant, consistent with the page's described Tiruvannamalai visit. The man in saffron with long swept hair and rudraksha-style ornaments and gold necklace is a person by appearance cues. Several people are visible.2010-01-08A group walks on a dirt path past weathered red sandstone temple ruins at Angkor, Cambodia, with a massive buttressed tree trunk rising behind the walls. In the centre, a man in a flowing orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks with others. Around him are visitors in white and light clothing, some with cameras and sun hats, a woman in a pink-and-blue shawl, and a man in a striped shirt. A cameraman films at left. Lush forest surrounds the ruins.2007-07-03July 02 20072007-07-02A group of visitors stands on a stone platform at Angkor Wat, with the temple's tiered towers visible in the background under an overcast sky. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange-red shawl over his robe and a long rudraksha mala, looking upward and smiling. Around him, people hold cameras and phones raised toward the towers; a woman in white holds a notebook and pen, and a man in a light grey shirt and a white-haired man in white also appear. Sandstone pillars frame the scene.2007-07-02