Festival.. Village.. Night.. #festivals #templefestivals #templerituals #templeelephant #villagelife #villagefestival #omalloor_sree_rakthkanda_swami_kshethram #omalloortemple #myclicks📸⚡️ #mobileclicks📷 #mobilephotographer #templeelephant #templefestival🎈 #nostalgia (at Omalloor, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8fHEDhjzy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The trunk of an elephant ! Can you believe that an elephant’s trunk alone has up to 40,000 muscles? A human has little more than 600 muscles in the entire body. Elephants have always been fascinating animals to me since my childhood. I love watching elephants for hours even now. In fact, I used to wonder about the trunk and the elegant way elephants use it. Elephants use their trunks to help them suck up water for drinking, pick up or touch objects, trumpet warnings, and greet one another. Today, 12th August is World Elephant Day. Let us spread awareness about the preservation of ‘gentle giants’, their protection, and threats including poaching, mistreatment in captivity, and habitat loss. This shot of the trunk of an elephant was captured in one of the temples in Tamil Nadu. Temple elephants are trained to collect money for greeting people! Let us leave elephants to live in their habitat, for after all elephants are not dependent on us. Every living thing has some unique body parts!..and for elephants, the trunk is one. Bottom line: Let us observe and appreciate nature's creations and highlight them in our photos. Learn to see the world around series Learn the Art of seeing. Call 9444441190 for more details. Join my classes & webinars to take your photography to the next level. Watch ‘KLR the photo guru’ my YouTube channel for more tutorials on photography. #elephantlove #trunk #templeelephant #workingelephants #blessed #texture #canonphoto #blackandwhitephoto #unique #animals #saveelephants #worldelephantday #photographersofinsta #protectelephants #power (at Tamil Nadu) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSecdl_FaTp/?utm_medium=tumblr

Via @goddsandmonsters HOW TERRIFIED THESE MAGNIFICENT ELEPHANTS MUST BE TO ALL THE LOUD NOISE FROM THE FIREWORKS, MUSIC AND SCREAMING PEOPLE. THE LOOK IN THIS ELEPHANTS EYES IS HAUNTING. CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS IN INDIA SPEND THEIR ENTIRE LIVES CHAINED. THEY ARE BEATEN DAILY, DENIED ACCESS TO PROPER FOODS, ENOUGH WATER, REST AND EVEN SHADE FROM THE SUN. MOST ARE PARTIALLY BUT PURPOSELY BLINDED AND EVEN IN LAME CONDITIONS ARE THEY SHOWN MERCY A DAY IN THEIR LIVES. THERE ARE OVER 500 JUST LIKE THESE ELEPHANTS SUFFERING FOR TEMPLE AND FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES IN INDIA ALL IN THE NAME OF “RELIGION” THE GOVERNMENT IS WELL AWARE OF THE TORTURE THE ELEPHANTS ARE FORCED TO ENDURE DAILY AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO TURN A BLIND EYE!! THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH IGNORANCE AND GREED. YOU WORSHIP THE VERY THING YOU TORTURE DAILY!! STOP THIS CRUELTY WHICH IS BEYOND SICKENING. ITS HEARTBREAKING TO THINK THAT HUMANS CAN BE SO INHUMANE. TO THE FORGOTTEN ELEPHANTS OF INDIA, I WILL NEVER STOP BEING YOUR VOICE. 🔄🔄🔄 @the_elephant_lover83 #elephantslavery #elephant#vegan#vegans#templeelephant #saveelephants #animalrights #letlive #india #kerala #elephantabuse #savewildlife #phajann #animalabusers #animalabuse#gentlegiants https://www.instagram.com/p/B2hq-wzIbrq/?igshid=17b4hn22gl2vb

See what I have brought for you #elephant #temple #templeelephant (at Nanjangud)

I am ready after a royal bath! #templeelephant #inkerala #ernakulam #rameshmenonabudhabi #clicksandwrites #PassionatePhotographers

Feeding time - a big salute to all those who support me. from #Megharjunan #templeelephant #koodalmanikyam #temple #Irinjalakuda (at Koodalmanikyam Temple)

Uppiliappan Kovil is like no other 👌🏾 #gopurams #templeelephant (at Uppiliappan Temple)