The elephant of the Virupaksha temple. Most major temples -- okay, I've been to two: Madurai and this one -- have an elephant or two that has been trained to take a coin from a supplicant and then tap them on the head in blessing.
PhotographerJoe Morris
Date2002-12-14
Exposure0.008 s (1/125)
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length4.5mm
Flash UsedYes

 

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