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Placing Elephants on Iraivan

Recently the granite, mother and baby elephants were place on Iraivan's foundation. They had previously been sitting next the the temple on their original crating. It is safer if they are up on the foundation, away from moving work vehicles and other risks. Their final destination will the the main stairway leading up to the temple entrance.

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The pair is lifted by a hired crane

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it is important to have expert operators for things like this

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All movements have to be very slowly and carefully at this point.

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They are successfully placed

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