WORK PLAY EAT & PRAY: WPEP #094 Vehicle of the Gods

An evening ritual at the Arattupuzha Pooram, the oldest annual temple festival in the state of Kerala, India.
A tusked elephant is the only animal deemed worthy of being used to transport (a statue of) the gods. In Kerala, these tuskers are like movie stars, their names are household names and posters of the most famous ones are for sale everywhere.