“An elephant is painted in decorative colours during the Sonepur Mela on  November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. The cattle fair, held in  the Indian state of Bihar, has its origins during ancient times, when  people traded elephants and horses across the river Ganges. By Daniel  Berehulak/Getty Images.”

“An elephant is painted in decorative colours during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. The cattle fair, held in the Indian state of Bihar, has its origins during ancient times, when people traded elephants and horses across the river Ganges. By Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images.”

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