A decorated temple elephant with a painted forehead mark stands in a stone temple corridor, its trunk raised and a bell hanging near its face. A mahout in a pink shirt guides it with a long stick while a crowd of men in white and blue shirts, and a woman in a red sari, gather close. A colourful painted ceiling and a gopuram tower with lights are visible behind. - Nithyanandapedia

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A decorated temple elephant with a painted forehead mark stands in a stone temple corridor, its trunk raised and a bell hanging near its face. A mahout in a pink shirt guides it with a long stick while a crowd of men in white and blue shirts, and a woman in a red sari, gather close. A colourful painted ceiling and a gopuram tower with lights are visible behind.

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July 13 2009

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A grey elephant with a rope and chain harness, its trunk extended toward a group of men in a temple corridor with carved stone pillars and brackets. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a red flower garland and red-orange cloth stands beside a figure holding a decorated ceremonial staff with white and green ornaments. Nearby, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a white sacred thread stand among devotees, several of whom hold up phones to record. A rider sits on the elephant's back.

A 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.

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A photograph inside a temple hall shows a large grey elephant with white forehead markings and a pink-edged ear, its trunk extended toward a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a white-and-green flower garland and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, his forehead marked with white tilak. a person is at the right, reaching out toward the elephant. A mahout in a white shirt and green lungi holds a long stick beside the elephant. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and women in orange saris stand behind, with stone pillars and a framed picture on the wall.

Photograph 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.

March 17 2018

A 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.

August 02 2008

A large grey temple elephant with decorated tusks, bells hanging from its neck and yellow flowers on its head stands in a dim stone temple corridor, its trunk extended to touch the hand of a person in an orange robe. The orange-robed figure, seen from behind with dark hair tied back, bends forward. A second man in a white shirt and light lungi stands behind the elephant near a stone pillar, with the elephant's handler holding a long stick. The blue-grey pillars and dark ceiling of the corridor frame the scene.

Outdoor scene with a large elephant in the right foreground, its trunk raised high and curled, decorated with a red, yellow and blue tassled fringe along its back. Several men stand around it on a street. A man in a white shirt with his back to the camera in the lower left faces the elephant. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and white tilak marks stands near the left edge with a beaded necklace. A uniformed officer in khaki stands behind them. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background, with a vehicle partly visible at left.