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I.caparison [Brit kəˈparɪs(ə)n, Am kəˈpɛrəsən] HISTORY N

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Temple elephants are specially trained captive elephants that are lavishly caparisoned and used in various temple activities. en.wikipedia.org

However, it covers only the head, not the body, as in a horse caparison. en.wikipedia.org

In the circle stands a white elephant, in full caparison, facing the hoist. en.wikipedia.org

On big temple festivities, however, many different elephants converge in close proximity under a hot, tropical sun and are caparisoned for ritual grandeur and crowded processions. thewire.in

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