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Indian Elephants Ii
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Indian Elephant Gathering
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Indian Elephant
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Gallery Description
Elephants have occupied a prominent role in Indian art as early as AD 475. In Indian mythology, elephants are precious as jewels since they are the vehicle of the God of Gods, Indra. Elephants are so majestic that they were considered as the vehicle for kings in order to show their pomp and glory. Kings used elephants while they went for wars or to survey their kingdom. Elephants have symbolic representation in temple architecture. They also form part of the cultural history of India, they are taken around for processions, marches and festivals. Indian Elephant paintings depict the beauty and majesty of this royal animal. The Elephant paintings depict the animal adorned with its decorations.
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Saturday, July, 5 th
2008
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