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A 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.

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A 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.2006-09-24A 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.2009-01-15A 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.2009-08-06A 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.2006-09-24August 06 20092009-08-06September 23 20122012-09-23August 02 20082008-08-02A 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.2012-06-05July 13 20092009-07-13June 05 20122012-06-05January 02 20082008-01-02