Dozens of elephants still walk the walls of this historic 16th century fort and palace. They were painted in brilliant colors on this day, possibly in commemoration of Hoi, the Hindu spring festival of colors. I was able to make this picture from an upper story of the fort. I noticed a steady stream of elephants carrying tourists on the road that ran along the top of the fort’s wall. I waited until an elephant without tourists came along, so as not to distract from the colorful decoration. I caught the multi-hued trunk from high above in all of its incongruous beauty. It is the high vantage point that makes this picture tell its story.