Selvaprakash Lakshmanan Bangalore, India
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- Swami Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi temple's elephant named Kanthimathi climb down from the MDT Hindu school auditorium after a boarding practice session at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. Kanthimathi has to travel on a truck for 400 kilometers to participate in the annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, on the banks of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu, India, in January 2016.
Swami Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi temple’s elephant named Kanthimathi climb down from the MDT Hindu school auditorium after a boarding practice session at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. Kanthimathi has to travel on a truck for 400 kilometers to participate in the annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, on the banks of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu, India, in January 2016.
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- Swami Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi temple's elephant named Kanthimathi climb down from the MDT Hindu school auditorium after a boarding practice session at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. Kanthimathi has to travel on a truck for 400 kilometers to participate in the annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, on the banks of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu, India, in January 2016.
Elephants are decorated on the inaugural day of the 10th annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, on the bank of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu, India, in January 2018.
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- Swami Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi temple's elephant named Kanthimathi travels along with her mahout to participate in the annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, on the banks of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu, India, in January 2016.
Swami Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi temple’s elephant named Kanthimathi travels along with her mahout to participate in the annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, on the banks of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu, India, in January 2016.
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- Aathinayaki, the elephant of Aathinaathar temple, takes a nap with her mahout Karim Sait during the 8th annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, on the banks of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu, India, in January 2016.
Aathinayaki, the elephant of Aathinaathar temple, takes a nap with her mahout Karim Sait during the 8th annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, on the banks of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu, India, in January 2016.
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- R Balan, a mahout, combs the hair of Lakshmi, the elephant of Rettai Tirupati temple, after her bath in the Bhavani river, during the annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India, on December 2013. Lakshmi was shipped from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu in 2002. Balan has been her mahout since then.
R Balan, a mahout, combs the hair of Lakshmi, the elephant of Rettai Tirupati temple, after her bath in the Bhavani river, during the annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India, on December 2013. Lakshmi was shipped from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu in 2002. Balan has been her mahout since then.
Selvaprakash Lakshmanan is an independent photographer based out of Bangalore, India.