Man wearing a turban rides an elephant in the great Kandy Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Kandy, Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © Betty Johnson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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