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  2. Baraat - Wikipedia

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    In Indian subcontinent, it is customary for the bridegroom to travel to the wedding venue (often the bride's house) on a mare (or vintage car nowadays and chariots or elephants in the past), accompanied by his family members. An Indian Hindu wedding procession, baraat, with the bridegroom on a horse, led by a brass band, Pushkar, Rajasthan.

  3. Choora - Wikipedia

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    Wearing the chooda is primarily an Indian Hindu tradition which is also followed by other Indian religious communities culturally. Sindhoor and Mangalsutra— are other adornments worn by married women. The custom is widely observed in Jammu, Himachal, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.

  4. Elephant Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Elephant Festival is a festival celebrated in the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan state in India. The Elephant Festival begins with a procession of bedecked elephants, camels, horses and folk dancers. The owners embellish their elephants with vibrant colours, jhool (saddle cloth) and heavy jewelry. Female elephants wear anklets that tinkle as ...

  5. Elephanta Caves - Wikipedia

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    Parvati is seen standing to Shiva's right, the customary place for a Hindu bride at the wedding. The carvings are substantially damaged, but the ruined remains of the sculpture have been significant to scholarly studies of Hindu literature. In many surviving versions of the Puranas, the wedding takes

  6. Indiraja - Wikipedia

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    Sri Dalada Maligawa. Indi Raja ( c. 1980: Sinhala: ඉන්දි රාජා ), also known as Indiraja, is an Indian elephant. [1] Indiraja is a main casket bearer of the Kandy Esala Perahera, an annual religious procession held to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, at the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in which he ...

  7. Indian elephant - Wikipedia

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    The Indian elephant ( Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia. The species is smaller than the African elephant species with a convex back and the highest body point on its head. The species exhibits significant sexual dimorphism with a male reaching an average ...

  8. The AI tech helping stop Indian elephant accidents - AOL

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    The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is using an AI-based surveillance system to prevent elephant deaths on its railway tracks. Elephant deaths on and near the state's railway tracks are rising ...

  9. Thechikottukavu Ramachandran - Wikipedia

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    Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran (born c. 1964) is an Indian elephant owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in Kerala. Commonly known as simply Raman , he is the tallest living captive elephant in Asia, standing at 314 cm (10 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [2]

  10. The Elephant Whisperers - Wikipedia

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    The Elephant Whisperers is a 2022 Indian documentary film directed by documentary filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves. The documentary is about the bond that develops between a couple and an orphaned baby elephant, Raghu, who was entrusted to their care.

  11. Elephants in Kerala culture - Wikipedia

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    Elephants in Kerala culture. Elephants found in Kerala, the Indian elephants ( Elephas maximus indicus ), are one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant. Since 1986, Asian elephants have been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 25,600 to ...