Palakkad, state of Kerala, southern India. CRANE SHOT UP from water level of Kalpathy River, rising over a group of children swimming, similar shot rising over elderly man poling a pirogue on river he turns around as a cornac riding domesticated Kerala elephant comes into view from left, camera rises again to HAMWS of them fording river in late afternoon sunlight. CRANE DOWN to MS of elderly man, CRANE UP to HAS.