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Subject: The three oriels are the traditional emblem of Shakti Devi, the ancestral goddess of the Jhala Rajputs. They commemorate the time a woman in a window caught up children to save them from a rampaging elephant. [Medal in honor of state's accession to India]

Subject: Photo source: Bourne and Shepherd, Coronation Durbar Delhi 1903. The 1903 coronation durbar in Delhi was a huge assemblage in honor of Edward VII's coronation as Emperor of India. The Maharaja of Patiala, the Sultan of Shehr and Mohalla, the Nawab of Bahawalpur, and the son of the Maharaja of Sikkim are followed by a seemingly endless procession. The Sultan came from the Aden Protectorate, then part of the Indian Empire. [The Princes on Elephants Passing the Jumma Masjid]

Subject: Upper left portion, Battle with Elephant, Stupa Coping Fragment with Narrative Scenes depicting Royal Activities

Subject: Leather puppets of Karnataka are called Togalu Gombe Atta. "Togalu" means leather, "Gombe" means doll and "Atta" means dance. Such a composite elephant was produced by the gopis to keep Krishna from leaving. The lead rider could be Krishna but he is bending a bow like that of Kamadeva, the God of Love, who has also been portrayed on just such an elephant. The second rider seems to have wings and may be Garuda rather than Balarama. ['Togalu Gombe Atta' Style Shadow Figure of Nav Nari Kunjar, a Composite Elephant Made Up of Nine Women]

Subject: Relief between medallions: Elephant in Carriage, Stupa Pillar Relief or Drum Fragment, Conception of the Buddha (Elephant Descends From Heaven)

Subject: An inscription on the reverse names the horse rider as Ram Singh and the nobles as Rao Bakhat Singh, Maharaja Pratap Singh, Pancholi Kishandas, Tuar Kishan Singh, Chauhan Zoravar Singh, and Sakhavat Shyam Singh. [Maharana Sangram Singh II at the Chaugan Watching the Tame Elephant Raj Gak Defeating a Tiger]

Subject: Lower portion, Elephants and riders, Stupa Slab Fragment with Figures, Animals and Battle Scenes

Subject: Chained Bull Elephant Surrounded by Calves

Subject: Page from a manuscript of the Gaja Salote (Elephant Manual) written by Shyam Vaid for Rao Asi Singh of Muktapur who presented it to Maharaja Ram Singh of Jaipur in 1824. The manuscript includes a treatise on elephant anatomy, recognition and treatment of elephant diseases, and descriptions of elephants from different parts of India. [An Elephant Attacked by Disease in the Form of a Multi-Headed Striped Demon]

Subject: Profile of uppermost heads, from left, Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara

Subject: Groups of State Elephants, Mysore

Subject: The English divested his ancestors of most of their land leaving only family domains and titles. In 1910, his father was elevated to the status of a ruling prince. [Benares State Court Fee, Engraver's Proof of Court Fee Stamp of Maharaja Aditya Narayan Singh]

Subject: Upper portion, Heads, Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara

Subject: Folio 5, Ritumat (Rtumat) Garden in Trikuta mountain; Gajendra Moksham. The episode of Vishnu saving the king of elephants (Gajendra) from the jaws of the crocodile. [Gajendra Moksham (Liberation of Gajendra, the King of the Elephants)]

Subject: Folio 6a, Gajendra seized by the crocodile: baby elephants; Gajendra Moksham. The episode of Vishnu saving the king of elephants (Gajendra) from the jaws of the crocodile. [Gajendra Moksham (Liberation of Gajendra, the King of the Elephants)]

Subject: Folio 6a, Gajendra seized by the crocodile; Gajendra Moksham. The episode of Vishnu saving the king of elephants (Gajendra) from the jaws of the crocodile. [Gajendra Moksham (Liberation of Gajendra, the King of the Elephants)]

Subject: Gajendra and his herd entering the lake in Ritumat (Rtumat) Garden; Gajendra Moksham. The episode of Vishnu saving the king of elephants (Gajendra) from the jaws of the crocodile. [Gajendra Moksham (Liberation of Gajendra, the King of the Elephants)]

Subject: Folio 5, Ritumat (Rtumat) Garden in Trikuta mountain: Gajendra and gold mountain; Gajendra Moksham. The episode of Vishnu saving the king of elephants (Gajendra) from the jaws of the crocodile. [Gajendra Moksham (Liberation of Gajendra, the King of the Elephants)]

Subject: Folio 5, Ritumat (Rtumat) Garden in Trikuta mountain: Silver mountain; Gajendra Moksham. The episode of Vishnu saving the king of elephants (Gajendra) from the jaws of the crocodile. [Gajendra Moksham (Liberation of Gajendra, the King of the Elephants)]

Subject: Thangka of Eleven Headed Avalokiteshvara, upper right corner. This is actually Aryavalokitesvara with eleven heads and one thousand arms, and an eye in the palm of each hand.

Subject: Sri Brahmavidyambal Electric Supply Corporation

Subject: Lower left portion, Avalokiteshvara; This is actually Aryavalokitesvara with eleven heads and one thousand arms, and an eye in the palm of each hand., Thangka of Eleven Headed Avalokiteshvara

Subject: East Wall, Southern End, Elephant Terrace and Protruding Stairway, toward southeast; Part of the walled city of Angkor Thom, the Elephant Terrace is all that remains of the foundation platform

Subject: Upper left corner, This is actually Aryavalokitesvara with eleven heads and one thousand arms, and an eye in the palm of each hand., Thangka of Eleven Headed Avalokiteshvara