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2. Indian elephant - Wikipedia

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   The Indian elephant is a protected species under Schedule I of the Indian Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. [33] Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests of Government of India to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by the states.

3. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Indian Elephant

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4. Pattachitra - Wikipedia

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   Pattachitras are painted in five natural colours - Hingula, Haritala, Kala, Sankha and Geru which are - Vermilion, Green, Black, Pearl White and Brick Orange respectively. There are typical scenes and figures like Krishna, Gopis, elephants, trees and other creatures are seen in these paintings.

5. Pampadi Rajan - Wikipedia

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   Pambady Rajan is a celebrity elephant in Kerala. [6] As elephants are chosen to carry images of deities at temple festivals based on their stature and bearing, he was one of four elephants featured in life-size advertisements on the highway for a temple in Maradu. [7] In 2012, he was measured to be 308 cm (121 in). [8] [9] [10]

6. Nadungamuwa Raja - Wikipedia

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   Nagungamua Raja saying goodbye to his second owner in 1978. Raja was born c. 1953 in Mysore, India. [2] [4] The village of Nadungamuwa has been home to temple elephants since 1917, when Livnis Perera, the grandfather of Raja's final owner, Harsha Dharmavijaya, bought an elephant in order to take his younger brother in a procession to the Balummahara Godagedara Pirivena, Perera.

7. Cultural depictions of elephants - Wikipedia

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   A white elephant is rare and given special significance. It is often considered sacred and symbolises royalty in Thailand and Burma, where it is also considered a symbol of good luck. In Buddhist iconography, the elephant is associated with Queen Māyā of Sakya, the mother of Gautama Buddha. She had a vivid dream foretelling her pregnancy in ...