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A photograph of an elephant walking along a dirt path beneath tall green trees. A man in orange robes with long dark hair and a straw sun hat sits in a red and gold howdah on the elephant's back, holding its rope. A mahout in a green short-sleeved shirt sits on the elephant's neck holding a long goad. The elephant wears a green embroidered cloth. Rudraksha beads hang on the robed rider's chest. In the background, visitors in light clothing and a market stall are visible.

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July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph of an elephant walking along a dirt path through green forest. A man in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair sits in a red wooden howdah trimmed with gold carved scrollwork, holding its railing and smiling, with bare shoulders and sandals. Behind him on the elephant's neck sits a mahout in a teal-green short-sleeved shirt, barefoot, guiding the animal. The elephant has a grey wrinkled hide with pale mottled patches and a green and silver saddle cloth. Tall trees and dense foliage fill the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identifiable by the long hair, orange robe and bare shoulders, seated in the howdah as the rider.2007-07-03Photograph of an elephant walking along a shaded road through a wooded area, carrying a red and gold wooden howdah. In the howdah, a man with long dark hair and a straw sun hat wears an orange-saffron robe, carries a trident, and wears a rudraksha-style mala; he is the seated rider. Seated behind him is a man in a teal-green shirt, also looking ahead. On the ground, a few people in casual clothes and a woman in a green shawl and white kurta walk beside the road, while others crouch near bicycles on the right. Dense green trees and a dirt path frame the scene.2007-07-03A photograph taken from behind on a forest road. An elephant with a grey hide walks along the road, carrying a red and gold wooden howdah on its back. A man sits in the howdah, shirtless with long dark hair and wearing a wide-brimmed white hat, with orange cloth wrapped around his lower body. In the foreground a woman in a white top and a wide woven straw hat with a red band, her long black braid visible, faces away from the camera. Tall trees line the road and a blue vehicle is parked in the background with a few people further off.2007-07-03A photograph of an elephant walking across grass toward a stone temple tower at Angkor. A mahout in a green uniform and bare feet sits on the elephant's neck. Behind him, on a red and gold howdah with a green and white cloth draped over the elephant's back, a bare-chested rider with long dark hair wears orange cloth wrapped around the waist. Massive carved stone towers with weathered faces rise among trees behind them, and a low stone wall lies in the foreground grass.2007-07-03A photograph, rotated sideways, of a large grey elephant with a green cloth draped on its back and a carved wooden howdah with gold-painted panels. A mahout in green clothing sits on its neck, and a seated rider in an orange robe and wide straw hat sits in the howdah. Behind them stands a stone temple structure, tall trees and a palm, with tourists in casual clothes and hats walking along a dirt road. a person appears to be the orange-robed rider, but the appearance is uncertain from this view.2007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph of elephants on a forest path under dense green trees at a temple site. Several elephants carry gold-trimmed wooden howdahs with green cloth saddle blankets, and tourists ride them. A mahout in a green uniform walks at left. A woman in an orange top and a man in a white shirt with a red tilak stand in the foreground among other onlookers. Visitors wear sun hats and white caps.2007-07-03A photograph of tourists riding on elephants along a tree-lined road, possibly near a temple site. Two elephants carry wooden howdahs with red frames and gold-painted carved panels and green cushions. On the near elephant, a young man in a green tunic and green hat sits at the front as mahout, and a smiling woman in a pink polo shirt and dark capri trousers sits in the howdah. Behind them, a person in a white hat and white shirt sits in the second howdah. On the right elephant, a man in a green shirt and green hat rides as mahout, with another passenger in a white shirt beside him. A white minibus is parked to the left, and a woman in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower left edge. Dense green foliage fills the background. No a person candidate is visible.2007-07-03A line of four elephants walks along a shaded forest road beneath tall trees, each carrying a wooden howdah with seated riders. The elephant handlers wear green uniforms and green caps. In the centre, a woman in a bright orange sari stretches her arm forward, pointing ahead, while passengers in light clothing and sun hats sit on the other howdahs. Behind them, a small vehicle and several people on foot can be seen among the trees, with a faint purple logo at the top left and a copyright line at the lower right.2007-07-03A photograph of an elephant carrying a red-brown wooden howdah with gilded carved panels, on which a smiling man with long dark hair and bare chest sits wearing a loose orange-saffron wrap. A green-shirted mahout stands behind him on the elephant's neck with a hand on its head. The elephant wears a green and white patterned cloth. Behind them are weathered grey stone towers and walls of an ancient temple among green trees and grass, with a wooden fence at right.2007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03