Priest riding a caparisoned elephant wearing a golden Nettipattam past sugar cane at the Goureeswara Temple Festival, Cherai, near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India

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Size: 5745px × 3830px
Location: Cherai, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India
Photo credit: © Steve_Davey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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