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Street procession in a town setting. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti sits atop a decorated elephant carrying a small silver vessel, with a yellow tilaka-like mark on the elephant's forehead. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long pipe (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). A crowd of men in casual shirts walks around the elephant. Behind them are roadside tea stalls with blue corrugated roofs, a colourful yellow and orange ceremonial fan, a painted shrine structure, and a red and white signboard.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28A decorated grey elephant walks through a street procession, its forehead marked with yellow and red tilak lines. A saffron-clad rider sits on its back holding a metal bowl or vessel with white flower garlands. The elephant wears an orange cloth caparison embroidered with a green and gold panel of flowers and a bull motif, and a brass bell hangs at its side. Blurred onlookers and buildings line the street behind, with a small partially visible person at the bottom edge.2018-04-28A street photograph of a grey elephant walking along a roadside in a town, draped in a red and gold embroidered caparison with yellow fringe. Behind it, a white cow with a red and green cloth walks beside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Two more men in white dhotis and shirts stand at right, and a man in a checked shirt is at left. A black motorcycle is parked in the foreground, and thatched-roof shopfronts with signboards line the street. A large white signboard with blue Tamil letters stands at the right edge.2012-06-05Photo 11734212 +1 copies2010 - Photo AlbumA decorated temple elephant walks along a paved street in an Indian town at dusk. Its forehead and trunk are marked with white and pink designs, and it wears a richly embroidered red, blue and gold cloth with floral and peacock-like motifs. Two barefoot men in white dhoti and cream or light green shirts walk beside it, one guiding the trunk with a hand. Shops with colourful goods and signboards line the street, and a bundle of white flowers sits at the bottom edge. A timestamp reads 31/05/2025 18:38.2025-06-04 +1 copiesA decorated temple elephant leads a street procession. Its forehead and trunk are painted with white and pink ornamental patterns, and its head is covered in marigold and orange flower garlands. Above it, a canopy or howdah is hung with yellow, white and red flower garlands on gold-coloured posts, and the elephant wears a red and gold embroidered cloth edged with white frills. On the left, a young man in a green-and-cream striped shirt holds an orange cloth beside the elephant, and a boy in a teal shirt stands in the foreground. A man in a pink shirt and other onlookers stand on the right beside a pink building, with orange bunting strung above.2011-10-15March 17 20182018-03-17February 12 20132013-02-12June 05 20122012-06-05Photo 11732424 +2 copies