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The elephant plays an important part in the culture of the subcontinent and beyond, featuring prominently in Jataka tales and the Panchatantra. It plays a major role in Hinduism: the god Ganesha's head is that of an elephant, and the "blessings" of a temple elephant are highly valued. Elephants have been used in processions in Kerala where the animals are adorned with festive outfits. The elephant is depicted in several Indian manuscripts and treatises. Notable amongst these is the Matanga Lila of Rameswara Pandita and the Hastividyarnava of Sukumar Barkaith. The latter manuscript is from Assam in northeast India.
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Rupa is beautiful! Don't listen to Ricardo he's ignorant.
Thanks arlanda,
Very nice, Sachin
Thanks ArgyBee,
Nice shots Sachin. She's beautiful.
Thanks a lot for nice comments,
Slavery against animals!! But its a nice spotting
Her name is "Rupa"